The population of Odonata (dragonflies) in small tropical rivers with reference to asynchronous growth patterns

Aquatic Insects

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 195-209

  Salmah, Md Rawi Che ^a   Tribuana, Surya Wardhani ^a   Hassan, Ahmad Abu ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Asynchronous; Dragonfly; Ictinogomphus decoratus; Larval population; Orthetrum chrysis

Indexed keywords

ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); ARACEAE; CHRYSIS; CROCOTHEMIS SERVILIA; CYRILLA; GOMPHIDAE; ICTINOGOMPHUS DECORATUS; ODONATA; ORTHETRUM; POACEAE; PSEUDAGRION;

EID: 33845496537     PISSN: 01650424     EISSN: 17444152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01650420600922315     Document Type: Article

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