The dragonfly delusion: Why it is essential to sample exuviae to avoid biased surveys

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 523-533

  Raebel, Eva M ^a,b   Merckx, Thomas ^a   Riordan, Philip ^a   Macdonald, David W ^a   Thompson, David J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservation; Ecological traps; Exuviae; Odonata; Survey methods

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIODIVERSITY; DRAGONFLY; HABITAT QUALITY; LARVA; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVEY;

ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); ODONATA;

EID: 77956283932     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-010-9281-7     Document Type: Article

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