A critical overview of progress in studies of migration of dragonflies (Odonata: Anisoptera), with emphasis on North America

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-15

  May, Michael L ^a  

^a Rutgers University   (United States)

Author keywords

Anax junius; Climate; Insect migration; Pantala flavescens; Wetland ecology

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DRAGONFLY; MIGRATION; MOVEMENT; WETLAND;

EAST AFRICA; INDIA; NORTH AMERICA;

ANAX JUNIUS; ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); HEXAPODA; ODONATA; PANTALA FLAVESCENS;

EID: 84872664073     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-012-9540-x     Document Type: Review

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