The life cycle of Lestes viridis (Odonata: Lestidae) in two seasonal streams of the Sierra Morena Mountains (Southern Spain)

Aquatic Insects

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 187-196

  Agüero Pelegrin, María ^a   Ferreras Romero, Manuel ^a   Corbet, Philip S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Life cycle; Odonata; Seasonal streams; Southern Spain; Summer diapause

Indexed keywords

CHALCOLESTES VIRIDIS; LESTES; LESTIDAE; ODONATA; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 0039442698     PISSN: 01650424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/aqin.21.3.187.4522     Document Type: Article

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