Bird predation selects for wing shape and coloration in a damselfly
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Summary
This study examined how predation by a passerine bird, the white wagtail Motacilla alba, selects wing shape and wing colour patch size in males of the banded demoiselle Calopteryx splendens, and found that selection operated differently on fore‐ and hindwings.
- Type
- article
- Published
- 2015-04-01
- Cited by
- 35
- References
- 60
- Access
- Open access
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- https://openalex.org/W2014318340
- Semantic Scholar
- https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:24327202
Keywords
Biology, Damselfly, Predation, Wing, Odonata
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