Body size and social dominance influence breeding dispersal in male Pachydiplax longipennis (Odonata)

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 377-385

  McCauley, Shannon J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional connectivity; Movement behaviour; Odonata; Pachydiplax; Territoriality

Indexed keywords

ANTAGONISM; BODY SIZE; DISPERSAL; DOMINANCE; DRAGONFLY; FUNCTIONAL CHANGE; MOVEMENT; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; TERRITORIALITY;

ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); ODONATA; PACHYDIPLAX; PACHYDIPLAX LONGIPENNIS;

EID: 77953680427     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2010.01191.x     Document Type: Article

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