Life-history responses of British grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae) to temperature change

Functional Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 232-241

  Willott, S J ^a,b   Hassall, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ectotherm; Fitness; Generalist; Specialist

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; TEMPERATURE CHANGE; THERMAL STRATEGY;

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EID: 0031863076     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.1998.00180.x     Document Type: Article

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