Dragonfly flight performance: A model system for biomechanics, physiological genetics, and animal competitive behaviour

Dragonflies and Damselflies: Model Organisms for Ecological and Evolutionary Research

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Marden, James H ^a  

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Author keywords

Biomechanics; Game theory; Mating success; Muscle performance; Physiological genetics; Territorial success

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EID: 84919652942     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199230693.003.0019     Document Type: Chapter

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