The biology and ecology of North American cave crickets

Journal of Cave and Karst Studies

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 114-134

  Lavoie, Kathleen H ^a   Helf, Kurt L ^b   Poulson, Thomas L ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Mammoth Cave National Park   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOLOGY; BIOMASS; CAVERNICOLOUS SPECIES; CRICKET; ECOLOGY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CEUTHOPHILUS; ENSIFERA (CRICKETS); GRYLLIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; ORTHOPTERA; RHAPHIDOPHORIDAE;

EID: 34848872780     PISSN: 10906924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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