Geographical distribution and habitat segregation of bushcrickets (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) in Israel

Israel Journal of Zoology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 49-64

  Ayal, Yoram ^a   Broza, Meir ^b   Pener, Meir P ^c  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRICKET; HABITAT USE; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; ZOOGEOGRAPHY;

ISRAEL;

ORTHOPTERA; TETTIGONIIDAE;

EID: 0032852076     PISSN: 00212210     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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