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Philip S. Corbet, Dragonflies: Behavior and Ecology of Odonata (1999, revised 2004), is a detailed and illustrated source of information covering both dragonflies and damselflies. Field guides with information on specific types of dragonflies from different regions of the world include Rosser W. Garrison, Natalia von Ellenrieder, and Jerry A. Louton, Dragonfly Genera of the New World: An Illustrated and Annotated Key to the Anisoptera (2006); Klaas-Douwe B. Dijkstra (ed.), Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe (2006); and Günther Theischnger and John Hawking, The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia (2007). Alex Córdoba-Aquilar (ed.), Dragonflies and Damselflies: Model Organisms for Ecological and Evolutionary Research (2008), discusses the significance of the Odonata in various areas of biological research.
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Article History
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| Add new Web site: Natural History Museum - Dragonflies: The ultimate hunters. | Sep 05, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: American Museum of Natural History - What Makes Dragonflies So Extraordinary. | Mar 28, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Royal Society Publishing - Philosophical Transactions B - Flight of the dragonflies and damselflies. | Nov 06, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Park Service - Species Spotlight - Dragonflies. | Jun 26, 2025 | ||
| Added information about their global declines. Added a taxonomic box. | Jun 25, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Nature - Scientific Reports - Experimental and Numerical Investigation on Dragonfly Wing and Body Motion during Voluntary Take-off. | May 14, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: American Association for the Advancement of Science - Science Advances - ?Absolutely insane.? Dragonfly?s extreme loop-the-loops are unparalleled in nature. | Mar 21, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - A genetic analysis of dragonfly population structure. | Jan 10, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach - Dragonflies and Damselflies. | Aug 23, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: British Dragonfly Society - Life Cycle And Biology. | May 16, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: WebMD - Dragonflies: What to Know. | Mar 07, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: San Diego Zoo Animals & Plants - Dragonfly and Damselfly. | Jan 23, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Better Planet Education - Dragonflies - Overview. | Oct 11, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Animal Corner - Dragonfly. | Aug 29, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: BioWeb - Anisoptera. | Jun 23, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Healthline - Do Dragonflies Bite or Sting? | Feb 03, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Geographic - Dragonflies. | May 09, 2022 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Jun 10, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cool Kid Facts - Dragonfly Facts. | Jan 18, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Bio Kids - Anisoptera. | Jan 18, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Easy Science for Kids - Dragonflies. | Jan 18, 2017 | ||
| Bibliography thoroughly revised and updated. | Mar 14, 2016 | ||
| Updated the number of species in suborder Anisoptera and added information on the migratory journey of Pantala flavescens. | Mar 14, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: A-Z Animals - Dragonfly. | Mar 05, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Dragonfly. | Feb 07, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Animal Diversity Web - Anisoptera. | Feb 07, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Animal Planet - Dragonfly. | Feb 06, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: San Diego Zoo Kids - Dragonfly. | Apr 16, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Dragonfly. | Apr 16, 2013 | ||
| Added image of fossilized dragonfly. | Jan 28, 2011 | ||
| Added new Web site: Holoweb - Dragonflies. | Oct 31, 2008 | ||
| Media added. | Sep 11, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Environmental Education For Kids! - Dragonfly. | Jun 25, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Environmental Education For Kids - Dragonflies. | Jun 17, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Animals - Dragonfly. | May 21, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Enchanted Learning - Dragonfly. | Mar 04, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Animal Corner - Dragonfly. | Feb 07, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Mar 29, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: BugGuide - Suborder Anisoptera - Dragonflies. | Jun 02, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: BugGuide - Suborder Anisoptera - Dragonflies. | Jun 02, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Jan 12, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Nov 12, 1999 |
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