Evolutionary ecology of Odonata: A complex life cycle perspective

Annual Review of Entomology

Volumn 57, Issue , 2012, Pages 249-265

  Stoks, Robby ^a   Crdoba Aguilar, Alex ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Carry over effects; Complex life cycle; Decoupling mechanisms; Fitness components; Maternal effects; Sublethal stress effects

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSECT; METAMORPHOSIS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; INSECTS; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL; SELECTION, GENETIC;

EID: 83455213297     PISSN: 00664170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-ento-120710-100557     Document Type: Article

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