Morph-specific fecundity and egg size in the female-dimorphic damselfly ischnura senegalensis

Zoological Science

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 325-329

  Takahashi, Yuma ^a   Watanabe, Mamoru ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Damselfly; Egg production; Egg size; Fecundity; Female polymorphism; K strategy; Reproductive strategy; Rstrategy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; INSECT; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; INSECTS; OVUM;

COENAGRIONIDAE; ISCHNURA SENEGALENSIS; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 77951016254     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: 02890003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.27.325     Document Type: Article

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