Movement patterns and gallery use by the sexually dimorphic Wellington tree weta

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 273-278

  Kelly, Clint D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Distance travelled; Harem; Hemideina crassidens; Movement; Refuge; Weaponry

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; HAREM; INSECT; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

HEMIDEINA; HEMIDEINA CRASSIDENS; INSECTA;

EID: 33746932468     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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