Detection and avoidance of fish predators by adult Enallagma damselflies

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 77-91

  McGuffin, Merrylee Ann ^a   Baker, Robert L ^a   Forbes, Mark R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Enallagma; Habitat selection; Oviposition; Predator detection; Zygoptera

Indexed keywords

ENALLAGMA; ENALLAGMA BOREALE; ENALLAGMA EBRIUM; ENALLAGMA SIGNATUM; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 33646017738     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10905-005-9013-0     Document Type: Article

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