Macropterism of Roesel's bushcricket Metrioptera roeselii in relation to climate change and landscape structure in eastern England

Journal of Orthoptera Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 95-102

  Gardiner, Tim ^a  

^a Rivenhall   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

climate change; dispersal; field margin; macropters; rainfall; setaside; temperature

Indexed keywords

METRIOPTERA ROESELII; TETTIGONIIDAE;

EID: 77957563051     PISSN: 10826467     EISSN: 19372426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1665/034.018.0110     Document Type: Article

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