Scapteriscus didactylus (Orthoptera, Gryllotalpidae), predator of leatherback turtle eggs in French Guiana

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 249, Issue , 2003, Pages 289-296

  Maros, Alexandra ^a   Louveaux, Alain ^a   Godfrey, Matthew H ^a   Girondot, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

Dermochelys coriacea; Insects; Leatherback; Mole cricket; Predation; Sea turtle

Indexed keywords

CRICKET; EGG PREDATION; NEST PREDATION; TURTLE;

AMANA NATURAL RESERVE; FRENCH GUIANA;

AMPHIBIA; ARTHROPODA; CHELONIIDAE; DERMOCHELYIDAE; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; GRYLLOTALPIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; NEOCURTILLA HEXADACTYLA; ORITHYIA (ANGIOSPERM); ORTHOPTERA; REPTILIA; SCAPTERISCUS; SCAPTERISCUS BORELLII; SCAPTERISCUS DIDACTYLUS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0037430055     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps249289     Document Type: Article

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