The biology, nymphal stages, and life habits of the endemic sand dune cricket Schizodactylus inexpectatus (Werner, 1901) (Orthoptera: Schizodactylidae)

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 427-432

  Aydin, Gökhan ^a   Khomutov, Andrey ^b  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Biology; Dune cricket; Endemic; Life habits; Schizodactylus inexpectatus

Indexed keywords

EID: 54749128163     PISSN: 13000179     EISSN: 13036114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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