The reproductive biology and daily activity patterns of ischnura heterosticta (burmeister) in eastern Australia (zygoptera: Coenagrionidae)

Odonatologica

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 99-107

  Huang, S C ^a   Reinhard, J ^a   Norval, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; AQUATIC PLANT; COPULATION; DAMSELFLY; DECIDUOUS TREE; HATCHING; LABORATORY METHOD; LARVA; POND; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE;

AUSTRALIA; BRISBANE; QUEENSLAND;

COENAGRIONIDAE; FICUS (ANGIOSPERM); ISCHNURA HETEROSTICTA; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 84862200261     PISSN: 03750183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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