Male calling, mating and oviposition in Isoperla curtata (Plecoptera: Perlodidae)

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 171-175

  Tierno De Figueroa, José Manuel ^a   Luzón Ortega, Julio Miguel ^b   Sánchez Ortega, Antonino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b IFAPA CENTRO EL TORUÑO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clutches; Drumming call; Eggs; Isoperla curtata; Mating behaviour; Reproductive biology

Indexed keywords

CALLING BEHAVIOR; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATING BEHAVIOR; OVIPOSITION; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

ISOPERLA; ISOPERLA CURTATA; PERLODIDAE; PLECOPTERA;

EID: 0343526892     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2000.032     Document Type: Article

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