Environmental, physical, and behavioural determinants of body temperature in grasshopper nymphs (Orthoptera: Acrididae)

Canadian Entomologist

Volumn 130, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 551-577

  Lactin, Derek J ^a   Johnson, Dan L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRIDIDAE; ARTHROPODA; FABRICIUS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; MELANOPLUS SANGUINIPES; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 0031797795     PISSN: 0008347X     EISSN: 19183240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/Ent130551-5     Document Type: Article

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