Phase-specific developmental and reproductive strategies in the desert locust

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 527-534

  Maeno, K ^a,b   Tanaka, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Locusts; Maternal effects; Phase polyphenism; Progeny size; Schistocerca gregaria; Trade off

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EGG SIZE; GRASSHOPPER; MATERNAL EFFECT; MATURATION; PEST OUTBREAK; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; GRASSHOPPER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MALE; NYMPH; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION; TIME;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; GRASSHOPPERS; MALE; NYMPH; OVUM; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION; TIME FACTORS;

ORTHOPTERA; SCHISTOCERCA GREGARIA;

EID: 53149088917     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: 14752670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007485308006044     Document Type: Article

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