Phylogeny, classification and taxonomy of European dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata): A review

Organisms Diversity and Evolution

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 209-227

  Dijkstra, K D B ^a   Kalkman, V J ^b  

^a NATURALIS BIODIVERSITY CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b European Invertebrate Survey Nederland   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Diversity; Europe; Evolution; Mike May Festschrift; Odonata; Palaearctic; Systematics

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; CLASSIFICATION; DAMSELFLY; DRAGONFLY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; LIFE HISTORY; PHYLOGENY; RESEARCH; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY;

EUROPE;

ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); ODONATA; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 84870510296     PISSN: 14396092     EISSN: 16181077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13127-012-0080-8     Document Type: Review

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