Differential shelter selection in response to predator chemical cues by two orthopterans: Libanasidus vittatus (Anostostomatidae) and Platygryllus primiformis (Gryllidae)

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 381-387

  Brettschneider, Helene ^a   Bateman, Philip W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Libanasidus vittatus; Olfactory discrimination; Platygryllus primiformis; Predator avoidance; Secondary chemical cues

Indexed keywords

ANOSTOSTOMATIDAE; GRYLLIDAE; LIBANASIDUS; LIBANASIDUS VITTATUS; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 18744391726     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10905-005-3697-z     Document Type: Article

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