Life cycle, reproductive maturation, and wing color changes in Nomadacris septemfasciata (Orthoptera: Acrididae) in Madagascar

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 569-576

  Franc, A ^a   Luong Skovmand, M H ^a  

^a CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

Diapause; Locust; Madagascar; Reproductive maturity; Wing color

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; COLOR; DIAPAUSE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; LIFE CYCLE; LOCUST; MATURATION; OVERWINTERING; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; REPRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEXUAL MATURITY; WING;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

ACRIDIDAE; NOMADACRIS; ORTHOPTERA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FORELIMB; GRASSHOPPER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIFE CYCLE; MADAGASCAR; MALE; OVIPARITY; PIGMENTATION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GRASSHOPPERS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MADAGASCAR; MALE; OVIPARITY; PIGMENTATION; WING;

EID: 68049083504     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/022.038.0308     Document Type: Article

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