The Life-History of the Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Leach (Odonata: Aeshnidae)

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• Publication year

  1957

• Venue

  Journal of Animal Ecology

• Publication date

  1957-05-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.2307/1781
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar

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