Sex-and morph-specific predation risk: Colour or behaviour dependency?

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 373-377

  Van Gossum, Hans ^a   Adriaens, Tim ^b   Dumont, Henri ^c   Stoks, Robby ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR NATURE AND FOREST INBO   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Andro ; Behaviour; Colour; Damselfly; Detection; Enallagma cyathigerum; Gynomorphs; Odonata; Polymorphism; Predation; Survival

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; COLOR MORPH; DAMSELFLY; MORTALITY; POLYMORPHISM; PREDATION RISK; SEXUAL SELECTION;

COENAGRIONIDAE; ENALLAGMA; ENALLAGMA CYATHIGERUM; ODONATA; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 5644267997     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2004.052     Document Type: Article

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