A comparison of structural size and condition in two female morphs of the damselfly Nehalennia irene (Hagen) (Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae)

Odonatologica

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 281-287

  Lajeunesse, M J ^a   Forbes, M R ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOR MORPH; DAMSELFLY; FEMALE; MORPHOMETRY; POLYMORPHISM;

COENAGRIONIDAE; NEHALENNIA IRENE; ODONATA; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 0141674771     PISSN: 03750183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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