Life-history responses of Ageneotettix deorum (Scudder) (Orthoptera: Acrididae) to host plant availability and population density

Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 146-155

  Branson, David H ^a,b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acrididae; Fecundity; Grasshopper; Host plant availability; Reproductive allocation

Indexed keywords

FECUNDITY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GRASSHOPPER; HOST PLANT; LIFE HISTORY; POPULATION DENSITY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SURVIVAL;

ACRIDIDAE; AGENEOTETTIX DEORUM; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 33646432772     PISSN: 00228567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2317/0501.11.1     Document Type: Article

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