Preliminary observations on the mating behavior of Cicadulina storeyi China and C. mbila Naudé (Homoptera: Cicadellidae)

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 753-760

  Downham, M C A ^a   Claridge, M F ^b   Morgan, J C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cicadellidae; Cicadulina; Mating; Vibrational signal

Indexed keywords

CICADULINA MBILA; CICADULINA STOREYI;

EID: 0030867485     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02765391     Document Type: Article

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