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SUBMITTER: Helebrandova JB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6571832 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Helebrandová Jana Branwen JB Pyszko Petr P Dolný Aleš A
Insects 20190429 5
Emerald damselfly <i>Lestes sponsa</i> is a common species within the temperate zone, with no special need for protection. The tactic of submerged oviposition is well known from other Odonata species, but has rarely been noticed or described in <i>Lestes sponsa</i>. Our study investigated the tactics of oviposition in this species, and shows that submerged oviposition indeed occurs frequently in <i>Lestes sponsa</i>. We experimentally tested the difference in the roles of males and females durin ...[more]