Remarkable elevational tolerance in an African Odonata larval assemblage

Odonatologica

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 265-280

  Niba, A S ^a   Samways, M J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATAL PIETERMARITZBURG   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COLONY; ELEVATION; HABITAT USE; LARVA; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); ODONATA; POACEAE; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 33748437067     PISSN: 03750183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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