Sperm transfer process in the non-territorial ischnura asiatica (brauer) during copulation (Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae)

Odonatologica

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 253-258

  Tajima, Y ^a   Watanabe, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPULATION; DAMSELFLY; MOVEMENT; SPERM; SPERM COMPETITION;

COENAGRIONIDAE; ISCHNURA ASIATICA; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 77956261076     PISSN: 03750183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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