A differential equation model of the interaction between the migration of the Senegalese grasshopper, Oedaleus senegalensis, its predators, and a seasonal habitat

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 101, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 185-193

  Holt, Johnson ^a   Colvin, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Grasshopper; Mathematical model; Metapopulation; Migration; O. senegalensis; Predator; Seasonal habitat

Indexed keywords

MIGRATION; NATURAL ENEMY; PEST OUTBREAK; SENEGALESE GRASSHOPPER;

ACRIDIDAE; OEDALEUS SENEGALENSIS; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 0030811684     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(97)01981-9     Document Type: Article

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