Importance of dietary nitrogen and carbohydrates to survival, growth, and reproduction in adults of the grasshopper Ageneotettix deorum (Orthoptera: Acrididae)

Oecologia

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 201-208

  Joern, Anthony ^a   Behmer, Spencer T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial diets; Demographic responses; Food quality; Nutrient limitation; Nutrient limitation hypothesis

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; GROWTH; NUTRITION; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL;

ACRIDIDAE; AGENEOTETTIX DEORUM; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 0030885023     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050301     Document Type: Article

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