Short-term dynamics of behavioral thermoregulation by adults of the grasshopper Melanoplus sanguinipes

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  O'Neill, Kevin M ^a   Rolston, Marni G ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Basking; Behavior; Grazing; Habitat selection; Orientation; Set point temperature; Thermal biology; Thermal gradient

Indexed keywords

ACRIDIDAE; MELANOPLUS SANGUINIPES; ORTHOPTERA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; GRASSHOPPER; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; THERMOREGULATION; TIME;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; FEMALE; GRASSHOPPERS; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34248232535     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1673/031.007.2701     Document Type: Article

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