Relationships between egg size and clutch size among european species of sympetrinae (odonata: Libellulidae)

International Journal of Odonatology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 181-191

  Sahlén, Göran ^a   Suhling, Frank ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clutch size; Crocothemis; Dragonfly; Egg size; Local variation; Sympetrum

Indexed keywords

EID: 85024552605     PISSN: 13887890     EISSN: 21596719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13887890.2002.9748185     Document Type: Article

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