Some behavioral and biological traits under rearing conditions of Bryophyma debilis (Karsch) (Orthoptera, Acrididae, Cyrtacanthacridinae), a grasshopper from Burkina Faso

Journal of Orthoptera Research

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 165-169

  Luong Skovmand, My Hanh ^a  

^a CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

Behavior; Hopper; Oocyte; Ovary; Rearing; Reproduction; Resorption

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249826011     PISSN: 10826467     EISSN: 19372426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1665/1082-6467(2001)010[0165:SBABTU]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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