The dragonfly Libellula quadrimaculata (Odonata: Libellulidae) makes optimal use of the dorsal fovea of the compound eyes during perching

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 475-479

  Sauseng, Manuela ^a   Pabst, Maria Anna ^b   Kral, Karl ^a  

^a Inst Zool an Karl Franzens Univ   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Compound eye; Dorsal fovea; Odonates; Perching; Vision; Visual ecology

Indexed keywords

DRAGONFLY; ORIENTATION; PERCHING BEHAVIOR; VISION;

STYRIA;

ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LIBELLULA; LIBELLULA QUADRIMACULATA; LIBELLULIDAE; ODONATA; VIOLA (ANGIOSPERM); VIOLA ADUNCA;

EID: 1642505547     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2003.071     Document Type: Article

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