damselfly {Durga}

Damselfly data

Description

Measurements of the body size and mass for adult and juvenile males of Xanthagrion erythroneurum damselflies. In this species, juvenile males are coloured yellow and change to red upon sexual maturity.

Usage

damselfly

Format

A data frame with 77 observations and 3 variables.

length

Measured body length (mm) of damselflies

mass

Measured body mass (mg) of damselflies

maturity

Male age groups; adult or juvenile used for body size and weight measurements

Source

Khan, M. K., & Herberstein, M. E. (2021). Male-male interactions select for conspicuous male coloration in damselflies. Animal Behaviour, 176, 157-166.

See Also

petunia, insulin.wide, insulin