The Odonata of Numidia, Northeaster Algeria Part II Seasonal ecology

The Odonata of Numidia, Northeaster Algeria Part II Seasonal ecology 00

Boudjéma Samraouia, Philip S. Corbetb

  1. Laboratoire de Recherche des Zones Humides , University of Annaba, Annaba, Algeria
  2. I.C.A.P.B., University of Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K

International Journal of Odonatology, Volume 3, Issue 1, Pages 27-39, 2000

https://doi.org/10.1080/13887890.2000.9748134

Published: 1 August 2000 (Received: 19 April 2000, Accepted: 2 May 2000)

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Abstract

This paper, a companion to Part I which treated status and distribution of Numidian Odonata, summarizes current knowledge of their seasonal ecology and identifies areas where promising research avenues exist. Annual patterns of adult occurrence and reproductive activity are used to infer life cycles, with particular reference to strategies that enable species to bridge the hot, dry summer, and to propose a phenological classification applicable to south-temperate north-African Odonata.

Keywords: Odonata, dragonfly, northeastern Algeria, wetlands, phenology, seasonal ecology, aestivation, geographic variation

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