Seasonal abundance and prey selection of the nymphs of three sympatric species of Sympetrum (Odonata: Libellulidae) in an intermittent pond

Canadian Entomologist

Volumn 137, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 723-727

  Febria, Catherine M ^a   Magnusson, A Katarina ^a   Williams, D Dudley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DRAGONFLY; EPHEMERAL POOL; PREY SELECTION; SEASONALITY;

ARTHROPODA; LIBELLULIDAE; ODONATA; SYMPETRUM;

EID: 32044436080     PISSN: 0008347X     EISSN: 19183240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/N04-088     Document Type: Article

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