Reproductive morphology and behaviour in Coenagrion mercuriale (Charpentier) (Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae)

Odonatologica

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-37

  Purse, B V ^a   Thompson, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CLUTCH SIZE; DAMSELFLY; MORPHOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

COENAGRION; COENAGRION MERCURIALE; COENAGRIONIDAE; ODONATA; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 0037463276     PISSN: 03750183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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