Space use in territorial amberwing dragonflies: Are residents female maximizers or neighbor minimizers?

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 321-328

  Switzer, Paul V ^a   Eason, Perri K ^b  

^a EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Intruders; Neighbor; Space use; Territoriality

Indexed keywords

DRAGONFLY; SPACE USE; TERRITORIALITY;

ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); LIBELLULIDAE; ORTHOPTERA; PERCIDAE; PERITHEMIS TENERA;

EID: 0141564636     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-003-0650-z     Document Type: Article

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