The density of cicadas cicada orni in mediterranean coastal habitats

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 141-146

  Patterson, Ian J ^a   Massei, Giovanna ^b   Genov, Peter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Cicada; Density; Mediterranean; Song

Indexed keywords

CICADA; COASTAL HABITAT; POPULATION DENSITY;

MEDITERRANEAN;

CICADA ORNI;

EID: 0031399362     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250009709356187     Document Type: Article

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