On the wings of dragons: Wing morphometric differences in the sexually dichromatic common whitetail...
On the wings of dragons: Wing morphometric differences in the sexually dichromatic common whitetail skimmer dragonfly, Plathemis lydia (Odonata: Libellulidae)
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United States: Public Library of Science
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Sexual dimorphism is common throughout the animal kingdom, leading to sex-specific phenotypic differences. The common whitetail skimmer dragonfly, Plathemis lydia (Drury, 1773), is sexually dichromatic, where males of this species display a conspicuous white abdomen and females display a dark brown abdomen. Differences in abdomen conspicuousness be...
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On the wings of dragons: Wing morphometric differences in the sexually dichromatic common whitetail skimmer dragonfly, Plathemis lydia (Odonata: Libellulidae)
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_3069290027
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_3069290027
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0303690
