Effects of a parasite mite on life-history variation in two grasshopper species

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 397-409

  Branson, David H ^a,b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Eutrombidium locustorum; Melanoplus sanguinipes; Parasitism; Reproductive allocation

Indexed keywords

ACARI; MELANOPLUS; MELANOPLUS SANGUINIPES;

EID: 1342307145     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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