Developmental response to a seasonal time constraint: The effects of photoperiod on reproduction in the grasshopper Romalea microptera

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 559-566

  Homeny, Rachel H ^a,b   Juliano, Steven A ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Life history; Lubber grasshopper; Photoperiod; Plasticity; Reproduction; Season; Time constraint

Indexed keywords

FITNESS; GRASSHOPPER; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; OVIPOSITION; PHOTOPERIOD; REPRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ROMALEA MICROPTERA; ROMALEIDAE;

EID: 34848917059     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2007.00905.x     Document Type: Article

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