Do damselfly larvae recognize and differentially respond to distinct categories of macroinvertebrates?

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 407-419

  Shaffer, Lawrence R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 0342677908     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02214019     Document Type: Article

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