Postcopulatory guarding behaviour in a territorial damselfly, Pseudagrion p. pilidorsum (Brauer), for submerged ovipositing females (Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae)

Odonatologica

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 387-396

  Matsubara, K ^a   Hironaka, M ^b  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAMSELFLY; MATE GUARDING; OVIPOSITION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TERRITORIALITY;

COENAGRIONIDAE; PSEUDAGRION; PSEUDAGRION PILIDORSUM; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 28244455287     PISSN: 03750183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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