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Odonata

the order of insects which includes the dragonflies and damselflies.

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Compared to most other insects, odonates are large, easy to observe and identify, even on the wing.

Cordoba-Aguilar, A. [ed.]. 2008. Dragonflies and Damselflies. Model organisms for ecological and evolutionary research

Whereas most odonates congregate at breeding sites such as ponds or streams (c.f.

A key to the adult Costa Rican "helicopter" damselflies (Odonata: Pseudostigmatidae) with notes on their phenology and life zone preferences

Attraction of females or pairs to ovipositing conspecifics has been noted in other odonates (Jacobs, 1955; Waage, 1987; Martens and Rehfeldt, 1989; Rehfeldt, 1989; Michiels and Dhondt, 1990).

Aggregating Behavior During Oviposition in the Dragonfly Sympetrum vicinum (Hagen) (Odonata: Libellulidae)

The larvae of several odonate species are provided with erect spines that protrude from the abdomen (Walker and Corbet 1975, Askew 1988, Johansson and Samuelsson 1994).

Ontogenetic reaction norms of predator-induced defensive morphology in dragonfly larvae

In addition, I did not check for sperm clinging to the male's genitalia when they were withdrawn [as occurs in odonates (Waage 1983; for exceptions, see footnotes 64 and 66 in the Appendix)].

Evidence for widespread courtship during copulation in 131 species of insects and spiders, and implications for cryptic female choice

Also Chakwal district possesses a wide range of aquatic habitats (including ponds, basin, lakes, streams, rivers and springs) that are common breeding spots for many odonate species.

Odonata Naiads of Potohar Plateau, Punjab, Pakistan

The only odonate collected was the dragonfly Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister.

Nitrogen content in riparian arthropods is most dependent on allometry and order

Wilbur and Fauth (1990) compared the impacts of two even more distantly related predators, Notophthalmus and larvae of the odonate Anaxjunius.

Tests of functional equivalence: complementary roles of salamanders and fish in community organization

South Africa has a rich mixture of tropical and temperate odonates and many of the latter are endemic and localized, such as the Malachites (Chlorolestes) and Presbas (Syncordulia) in the Western Cape.

Samways, M. J. 2008. Dragonflies and Damselflies of South Africa

In the Delta Marsh of Manitoba, Canada, hoary bats consumed greater proportions of odonates (dragonflies) and coleopterans, with beetles composing a greater proportion of samples than moths during June (Barclay, 1985; Rolseth et al., 1994).

Food habits of the hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus) during spring migration through New Mexico

1993), interactions among organisms in the same order (stoneflies, Peckarsky and Penton 1985; odonates, Van Buskirk 1988; salamanders, Fauth and Resitarits 1991), and interactions among predators from different phyla (odonates and salamanders, Travis et al.

Nonadditive effects of terrestrial and aquatic predators on juvenile estuarine fish

These pools are typically small and apparently below the size that can support fish and/or invertebrate predators like odonates or dytiscids (Van Buskirk, 1988; Pearman, 1995).