Aggregation density and longevity correlate with humidity in first- instar nymphs of the cockroach (Blattella germanica L., Dictyoptera)

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 423-429

  Dambach, Martin ^a   Goehlen, Britta ^a  

^a Zoologisches Inst der U   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Blattella germanica; Cockroach; Humidity; Longevity

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; COCKROACH; HUMIDITY; LONGEVITY;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COCKROACH; HUMIDITY; LONGEVITY; NONHUMAN; WATER LOSS;

BLATTELLA GERMANICA; BLATTELLIDAE; DICTYOPTERA;

EID: 0032939642     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(98)00141-3     Document Type: Article

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