Movement characteristics of the Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly, Ischnura pumilio

Insect Conservation and Diversity

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 5-14

  Allen, Katherine A ^a   Thompson, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservation; Density dependence; Dispersal; Ischnura pumilio; Meta population; Movement; Odonata; Parasitism; Size

Indexed keywords

EID: 73349083429     PISSN: 1752458X     EISSN: 17524598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-4598.2009.00070.x     Document Type: Article

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