Fine-scale temperature effects on cricket calling song

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 706-712

  Martin, Shannon D ^a   Gray, David A ^a   Cade, William H ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALLING BEHAVIOR; CRICKET; SONG; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

GRYLLIDAE; GRYLLUS INTEGER; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 0033906476     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z99-262     Document Type: Article

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