Grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae) and black-tailed prairie dogs (Sciuridae: Cynomys ludovicianus (Ord)): Associations between two rangeland herbivores

Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 578-587

  Russell, Robin E ^a   Detling, James K ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Badlands National Park; Gomphocerinae; Grazing; Melanoplinae; Mixed grass prairie; Oedipodinae

Indexed keywords

BARE SOIL; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; GRASSHOPPER; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; POPULATION DENSITY; RANGELAND; RODENT;

UNITED STATES;

ACRIDIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CYNOMYS LUDOVICIANUS; GOMPHOCERINAE; MELANOPLINAE; OEDIPODINAE; ORTHOPTERA; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 0344099378     PISSN: 00228567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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