The ecological role of caudal lamellae l
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James V. Robinson; Lawrence R. Shaffer; Douglas D. Hagemier; Neal J. Smatresk
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Article
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1991
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Springer-Verlag
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English
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Damselfly larvae may autotomize and regenerate any of their 3 caudal lamellae. At least one missing or regenerating lamella was evident in 50.1% of field collected Ischnura posita larvae. Lamellae loss during molting is very infrequent (1 out of 117 recorded molts). Laboratory trials indicate that c