Orthoptera conservation: Pests and paradoxes

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 2, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 143-149

  Samways, M J ^a   Lockwood, J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conservation; Orthoptera; Paradoxes; Pests

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; INSECT; PEST SPECIES;

ACRIDIDAE; INSECTA; ORTHOPTERA; TETTIGONIIDAE;

EID: 0032456094     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1009652016332     Document Type: Article

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