Phylogeography and larval spine length of the dragonfly Leucorhinia dubia in Europe.

Presence or absence of predators selects for different kind of morphologies. Hence, we expect variation in traits that protect against predators to vary over geographical areas where predators vary in past and present abundance. Abdominal larval spines in dragonfly larvae provide protection against...

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Main Authors: Frank Johansson, Peter Halvarsson, Dirk J Mikolajewski, Jacob Höglund
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5597221?pdf=render