Ontogeny of locomotory behaviour in the American locust, Schistocerca americana: From marathoner to broad jumper

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 925-931

  Kirkton, Scott D ^a,b   Harrison, Jon F ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; DISPERSAL; LOCOMOTION; LOCUST; ONTOGENY;

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; SCHISTOCERCA AMERICANA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33645128782     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2005.09.010     Document Type: Article

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