Grasshopper egg mortality mediated by oviposition tactics and fire intensity: Short communication

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 128-134

  Branson, David H ^a   Vermeire, Lance T ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageneotettixdeorum; Burning; Egg mortality; Fire; Grasshopper; Melanoplus sanguinipes; Orthoptera

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS BURNING; EGG; FIRE BEHAVIOR; GRASSHOPPER; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MORTALITY; OVIPOSITION; POPULATION DECLINE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

AGENEOTETTIX DEORUM; ARTHROPODA; HEXAPODA; MELANOPLUS SANGUINIPES; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 33846808936     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2006.00847.x     Document Type: Article

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