Similarities and differences in the peering-jump behavior of three grasshopper species (orthoptera: caelifera)

Insect Science

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 369-374

  Kral, Karl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Chorthippus; Environmental adaptation; Grasshopper; Jumping; Miramella; Peering; Phototaxis; Scototaxis

Indexed keywords

CAELIFERA; CHORTHIPPUS; CHORTHIPPUS BRUNNEUS; CHORTHIPPUS PARALLELUS; MELANOPLUS ALPINUS; MIRAMELLA; MIRAMELLA ALPINA; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 63749124375     PISSN: 16729609     EISSN: 17447917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7917.2008.00223.x     Document Type: Article

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