Swarm site fidelity in the sex role-reversed dance fly Empis borealis

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 785-796

  Svensson, Bo G ^a   Petersson, Erik ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dance fly; Empididae; Empis borealis; Encounter site convention; Site fidelity; Swarm marker; Swarm site; Swarm size

Indexed keywords

EMPIDIDAE; EMPIS; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; RHAMPHOMYIA BOREALIS;

EID: 0034531699     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007826715423     Document Type: Article

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