Identifying characteristics of Scapteriscus spp. (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae) apparent predators of marine turtle eggs

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1063-1070

  Maros, Alexandra ^a   Louveaux, Alain ^a   Liot, Elodie ^a   Marmet, Julie ^a   Girondot, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

Dermochelys coriacea; Rookeries; Scapteriscus borellii; Scapteriscus didactylus; Sound recordings

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; EGG PREDATION; HATCHING; IDENTIFICATION KEY; TURTLE;

AMANA NATURE RESERVE; FRENCH GUIANA; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CHELONIIDAE; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; GRYLLOTALPIDAE; ORITHYIA (ANGIOSPERM); ORTHOPTERA; SCAPTERISCUS; SCAPTERISCUS BORELLII; SCAPTERISCUS DIDACTYLUS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 26444521719     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/34.5.1063     Document Type: Article

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