History of dragonfly flight

R. J. Rowe

doi:10.1080/13887890.2019.1682852

History of dragonfly flight

R. J. Rowe^*

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Abstract

From their earliest appearance in the fossil record, dragonflies have clearly taken a different approach to flight than other insect groups. Even the superficially similar Neuroptera do not fly like dragonflies. Flight specialisation has enabled dragonflies to occupy a range of niches, as specialised predators of flying insects, for around 300 My.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	9-11
Number of pages	3
Journal	International Journal of Odonatology
Volume	23
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/13887890.2019.1682852
Publication status	Published - 2 Jan 2020

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History of dragonfly flight

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