Slow, fast and in between: Habitat distribution and behaviour of larvae in nine species of libellulid dragonfly

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 253-263

  McCauley, Shannon J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity; Habitat generalists; Habitat gradient; Mobility; Odonata

Indexed keywords

ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); INVERTEBRATA; LIBELLULIDAE; ODONATA;

EID: 38149040831     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2007.01889.x     Document Type: Article

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