New World thermometer crickets: The Oecanthus rileyi species group and a new species from North America

Journal of Orthoptera Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 371-376

  Walker, Thomas J ^a   Collins, Nancy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

calling songs; Gryllidae; Oecanthinae; Oecanthus allardi; temperature effects

Indexed keywords

GRYLLIDAE; OECANTHINAE; OECANTHUS; OECANTHUS FULTONI;

EID: 79952239847     PISSN: 10826467     EISSN: 19372426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1665/034.019.0227     Document Type: Article

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