Reproductive behaviour of female Chorthippus biguttulus grasshoppers

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 745-753

  Wirmer, Andrea ^a   Faustmann, Melanie ^a   Heinrich, Ralf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Active vs. passive readiness; Chorthippus biguttulus; Female; Grasshopper; Mating strategy; Reproductive behaviour; Secondary rejection

Indexed keywords

BIOACOUSTICS; DISPLAY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GRASSHOPPER; LABORATORY METHOD; MOLT; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SIGNAL; SPERMATOPHORE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; GRASSHOPPER; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GRASSHOPPERS; MALE; OVIPOSITION; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

CHORTHIPPUS BIGUTTULUS;

EID: 77954861349     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2010.01.006     Document Type: Article

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