The elaborate courtship behavior of stenobothrus clavatus Willemse, 1979 (Acrididae: Gomphocerinae)

Journal of Orthoptera Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 171-182

  Ostrowski, Tim Daniel ^a   Sradnick, Jan ^a   Stumpner, Andreas ^a   Elsner, Norbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acoustic communication; Complex song; Courtship behavior; Grasshopper; Stenobothrus clavatus; Visual display

Indexed keywords

ACRIDIDAE; GOMPHOCERINAE; STENOBOTHRUS;

EID: 73849136669     PISSN: 10826467     EISSN: 19372426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1665/034.018.0206     Document Type: Article

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