Egg production across a 40-week period in the phasmid Sipyloidea sp. (Diapheromeridae) from a tropical rain forest, north Queensland, Australia

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 364-368

  Edwards, Will ^a   Seymour, Jamie ^a   Pritchard, Katie ^a   Brock, Paul ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fecundity; Host preference; Siploidea sp.; Stick insects

Indexed keywords

HETERONEMIIDAE; INSECTA; PHASMATODEA; SIPYLOIDEA;

EID: 33747056268     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: 14406055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.2005.00510.x     Document Type: Article

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