Variation in flight morphology in a female polymorphic damselfly: Intraspecific, intrasexual, and seasonal differences

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 86-94

  Bots, J ^a   Breuker, C J ^b   Van Kerkhove, A ^a   Van Dongen, S ^a   De Bruyn, L ^a   Van Gossum, H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COLOR; DAMSELFLY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FEMALE; FLIGHT; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; MORPHOMETRY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; POLYMORPHISM; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; WING MORPHOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; ENALLAGMA CYATHIGERUM; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 65349109752     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z08-141     Document Type: Article

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