Indirect Monitoring of Agonistic Encounters in Larvae of Lestes viridis (Odonata: Lestidae) Using Exuviae Lamellae Status

Aquatic Insects

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 173-180

  Stoks, Robby ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Intraspecific interference competition; Lamellae loss; Larvae; Lestidae; Odonata

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CHALCOLESTES VIRIDIS; COENAGRIONIDAE; ISCHNURA POSITA; LESTES; LESTIDAE; ODONATA; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 0343356244     PISSN: 01650424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/aqin.20.3.173.4472     Document Type: Article

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