Changes in the number of eggs loaded in pantala flavescens females with age from mass flights (Odonata: Libellulidae)

Zoological Science

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 721-724

  Ichikawa, Yuta ^a   Watanabe, Mamoru ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Artificial oviposition; fecundity; mature eggs; pre reproductive stage; reproductive stage

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; FEMALE; FORELIMB; ODONATA; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON;

AGING; ANIMALS; FEMALE; ODONATA; OVUM; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; WING;

EID: 84908689302     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zs140116     Document Type: Article

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