Discriminative mate choice in relation with female maturation in ischnura elegans (odonata: Coenagrionidae)

International Journal of Odonatology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 83-91

  Van Gossum, Hans ^a   Stoks, Robby ^b   De Bruyn, Luc ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR NATURE AND FOREST INBO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Age; Dragonfly; Female polymorphism; Male mate choice; Odonata; Zygoptera

Indexed keywords

EID: 0142099400     PISSN: 13887890     EISSN: 21596719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13887890.2001.9748161     Document Type: Article

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