Nest construction recognition in a gryllacridid: The discovery of pheromonally mediated autorecognition in an insect

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 129-141

  Lockwood, Jeffrey A ^a   Rentz, David C F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARENA; GRYLLACRIDIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 0006634347     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO9960129     Document Type: Article

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