Behavioral thermoregulation in the migratory locust: A therapy to overcome fungal infection

Oecologia

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 312-319

  Ouedraogo, R M ^a   Goettel, M S ^b   Brodeur, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavioral fever; Biological control; Entomopathogenic fungus; Locust; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOPESTICIDE; FUNGAL DISEASE; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; LOCUST; THERMOREGULATION;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; GRASSHOPPER; INSECT CONTROL; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOSIS; PERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SURVIVAL; THERMOREGULATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; GRASSHOPPERS; INSECT CONTROL; MYCOSES; PERIODICITY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

ACRIDIDAE; ANIMALIA; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LOCUSTA MIGRATORIA; LOCUSTA MIGRATORIA MIGRATORIOIDES; METARHIZIUM; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE VAR. ACRIDUM; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 0842309124     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-003-1431-0     Document Type: Article

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