Dragons fly, biologists classify: An overview of molecular odonate studies, and our evolutionary understanding of dragonfly and damselfly (Insecta: Odonata) behavior

International Journal of Odonatology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 137-147

  Ballare, Elizabeth F ^a   Ware, Jessica L ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Damselfly; Dragonfly; Mitochondrion; Nuclear; Odonata; Phylogeny; Systematic

Indexed keywords

ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); HEXAPODA; INSECTA; ODONATA; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 84862846614     PISSN: 13887890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13887890.2011.579538     Document Type: Article

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