Flexible mate guarding tactics in the dragonfly Sympelrum internum (Odonata: Libellulidae)

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 469-477

  Latty, Tanya M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mate guarding; Mating opportunities; Odonata; Oviposition; Post copulatory behaviour

Indexed keywords

ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); LIBELLULIDAE; ODONATA; SYMPETRUM INTERNUM;

EID: 33750380947     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10905-006-9037-0     Document Type: Article

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