A comparative analysis of senescence in adult damselflies and dragonflies (Odonata)

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 810-822

  Sherratt, T N ^a   Hassall, C ^a   Laird, R A ^b   Thompson, D J ^c   Cordero Rivera, A ^d  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ageing; Mortality; Odonata; Phylogeny; Sex; Territoriality

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAMSELFLY; DRAGONFLY; MORTALITY; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; SENESCENCE; SURVIVORSHIP; TERRITORIALITY;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FEMALE; INSECT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; TERRITORIALITY;

AGING; ANIMALS; FEMALE; INSECTS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TERRITORIALITY;

ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); ODONATA; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 79952647328     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.02222.x     Document Type: Article

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