Moroccan locust Dociostaurus maroccanus (Thunberg, 1815): A faunistic rarity or an important economic pest?

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 2, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 167-178

  Latchininsky, Alexandre V ^a,b  

^a All Russ Res Inst Plant Protect   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic factor; Habitat; Mediterranean zone; Outbreaks; Population dynamics

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; LOCUST; PEST OUTBREAK; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

ACRIDIDAE; DOCIOSTAURUS; DOCIOSTAURUS MAROCCANUS; INSECTA; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 0032469225     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1009639628627     Document Type: Article

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