Growth, differential survival, and shifting sex ratio of free-living Libellula pulchella (Odonata: Libellulidae) dragonflies during adult maturation

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 452-458

  Marden, J H ^a   Rowan, B ^a  

^a 208 Mueller Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Body composition; Energetics; Libellula pulchella; Population biology

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; DRAGONFLY; ENERGETICS; GROWTH; SEX RATIO; SURVIVAL;

ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); LIBELLULA PULCHELLA; LIBELLULIDAE; ODONATA;

EID: 0034527856     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2000)093[0452:GDSASS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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