Shade alone reduces adult dragonfly (Odonata: Libellulidae) abundance

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 460-468

  Remsburg, Alysa J ^a,c   Olson, Anders C ^a   Samways, Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNITY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Habitat selection; Habitat structure; Odonata; Riparian vegetation; Shade; Trithemis

Indexed keywords

ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); HEXAPODA; LIBELLULIDAE; ODONATA; TRITHEMIS;

EID: 53849144621     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10905-008-9138-z     Document Type: Article

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