Insect wing shape evolution: Independent effects of migratory and mate guarding flight on dragonfly wings

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 362-372

  Johansson, Frank ^a   Söderquist, Mårten ^a   Bokma, Folmer ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Aerodynamics; Comparative method; Insect flight; Migration

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRAGONFLY; EVOLUTION; FLIGHT BEHAVIOR; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; MATE GUARDING; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; SELECTION; SHAPE; WING;

ACALYPTRATAE; ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); DIPTERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 66149111796     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2009.01211.x     Document Type: Article

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