Morphological and behavioural characteristics of a gynandromorph of the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 294-299

  Maeno, Koutaro ^a,b   Tanaka, Seiji ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Density dependent phase polyphenism; Gynandromorph; Locusts; Schistocerca gregaria; Sexual behaviour

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CONSPECIFIC; LABORATORY METHOD; LOCUST; MALE BEHAVIOR; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; SEX PHEROMONE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ORTHOPTERA; SCHISTOCERCA GREGARIA;

EID: 34547693463     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: 13653032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.2007.00573.x     Document Type: Article

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