Grasshopper (Orthoptera: Acrididae) Foraging on Grasshopper Feces: Observational and Rubidium-Labeling Studies

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1224-1231

  O'Neill, Kevin M ^a   Woods, Stephen A ^a,b   Streett, Douglas A ^a,c  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acrididae; Coprophagy; Rubidium

Indexed keywords

ACRIDIDAE; AGENEOTETTIX; AGENEOTETTIX DEORUM; ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; AULOCARA ELLIOTTI; MELANOPLUS SANGUINIPES; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 0037721925     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/26.6.1224     Document Type: Article

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