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Isolation and Fractionation of some Damselfly Pigments

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THE imagines of Ischnura elegans are found in great numbers around some ditches and pools during the months of May–September. The females, especially, of this species exist in various colour forms, some of which experience changes in colour1,2.

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COULSON, C., LORD, P. Isolation and Fractionation of some Damselfly Pigments. Nature 191, 1300–1301 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/1911300a0

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