Coloration indicates body size in Calopteryx maculata (Odonata: Calopterygidae)

International Journal of Odonatology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 167-180

  Sarfaty, Anna ^a   Pruett Jones, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Body size; Calopteryx maculata; Coloration; Dragonfly; Lipid; Odonata; Zygoptera

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); CALOPTERYGIDAE; CALOPTERYX MACULATA; ODONATA; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 78149449281     PISSN: 13887890     EISSN: 21596719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13887890.2010.9748372     Document Type: Article

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