Wing colour properties do not reflect male condition in the American rubyspot (Hetaerina americana)

Ethology

Volumn 113, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 944-952

  Contreras Garduño, Jorge ^a   Buzatto, Bruno A ^b   Abundis, Lizeth ^a   Nájera Cordero, Karla ^a   Córdoba Aguilar, Alex ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOR MORPH; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DAMSELFLY; FLIGHT BEHAVIOR; MATING SUCCESS; SEXUAL SELECTION; TERRITORY; WING MORPHOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; CALOPTERYGIDAE; HETAERINA AMERICANA; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 34548710278     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2007.01402.x     Document Type: Article

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