Patterns of nymphal development in the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria, with special reference to phase-dependent growth and extra molting

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 513-519

  Maeno, Koutaro ^a   Tanaka, Seiji ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Density dependent phase polyphenism; Locusts; Number of nymphal molts; Offspring body size; Schistocerca gregaria

Indexed keywords

ORTHOPTERA; SCHISTOCERCA GREGARIA;

EID: 77956253465     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: 1347605X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.2010.513     Document Type: Article

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