Foraging range and habitat use of Ceuthophilus secretus (Orthoptera: Rhaphidophoridae), a key trogloxene in central Texas cave communities

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 97-114

  Taylor, Steven J ^a   Krejca, Jean K ^b   Denight, Michael L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b Zara Environmental LLC   (United States)

^c U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVERNICOLOUS SPECIES; CRICKET; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE;

BIG RED CAVE; CORYELL COUNTY; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CEUTHOPHILUS; GRYLLIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; ORTHOPTERA; POACEAE; RHAPHIDOPHORIDAE;

EID: 22744437570     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2005)154[0097:FRAHUO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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