The effects of environmental warming on odonata: A review

International Journal of Odonatology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 131-153

  Hassall, Christopher ^a   Thompson, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Distributions; Dragonfly; Evolution; Life histories; Odonata; Phenology; Review; Seasonal regulation; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); INVERTEBRATA; ODONATA;

EID: 74049142995     PISSN: 13887890     EISSN: 21596719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13887890.2008.9748319     Document Type: Article

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