Environmental heterogeneity and alternative mating tactics in the damselfly Protoneura amatoria

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1021-1028

  Larison, Brenda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Odonata; Phenotypic plasticity; Protoneuridae; Zygoptera

Indexed keywords

DAMSELFLY; FLIGHT ACTIVITY; HETEROGENEITY; MATING BEHAVIOR; OVIPOSITION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PREDATION RISK; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

ODONATA; PROTONEURA AMATORIA; PROTONEURIDAE; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 35848933458     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arm071     Document Type: Article

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