Energetic trade-off between maintenance costs and flight capacity in the sand cricket (Gryllus firmus)

Functional Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 624-631

  Nespolo, R F ^a   Roff, D A ^b   Fairbairn, D J ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Flight; Gryllus firmus; Metabolism; Respirometry; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; CRICKET; DISPERSAL; FLIGHT ACTIVITY; METABOLISM; MORPHOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL;

GRYLLIDAE; GRYLLUS FIRMUS; HEXAPODA; TRIDACTYLOIDEA;

EID: 47249153245     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2008.01394.x     Document Type: Article

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