Jumping technique and climbing behaviour of the collembolan Ceratophysella sigillata (Collembola: Hypogastruridae)

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 41-45

  Zettel, Jürg ^a   Zettel, Ursula ^a   Egger, Beatrice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ceratophysella sigillata; Climbing behaviour; Collembola; Eversible vesicles; Hypogastruridae; Jumping; Migration; Orientation; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

CLIMBING BEHAVIOR; LOCOMOTION; MORPHOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; CERATOPHYSELLA; CERATOPHYSELLA SIGILLATA; COLLEMBOLA; HYPOGASTRURIDAE;

EID: 0034024746     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2000.010     Document Type: Article

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