Body size, temperature, and seasonal differences in size structure influence the occurrence of cannibalism in larvae of the migratory dragonfly, Anax junius

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 761-770

  Crumrine, Patrick W ^a,b  

^a ROWAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anax junius; Cannibalism; Migration; Predation; Size structure

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CANNIBALISM; DRAGONFLY; GENERALIST; LARVA; MIGRATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIZE STRUCTURE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ANAX JUNIUS; ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES);

EID: 78349306960     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10452-010-9314-z     Document Type: Article

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