The function of mate guarding in a field cricket (Orthoptera: Gryllidae; Teleogryllus natalensis otte and cade)

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 247-256

  Hockham, Leon R ^a,b   Vahed, Karim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gryllidae; Mate guarding; Teleogryllus

Indexed keywords

GRYLLIDAE; GRYLLINAE; ORTHOPTERA; TELEOGRYLLUS; TELEOGRYLLUS NATALENSIS;

EID: 0030852943     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02765557     Document Type: Article

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