Flying distance of frass kicked by the grasshopper Atractomorpha lata and factors affecting the flying distance

Entomological Science

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 133-141

  Tanaka, Yosuke ^a   Kasuya, Eiiti ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Defecation behavior; Hind femur length; Orthoptera; Pyrgomorphidae; Sexual difference

Indexed keywords

ATRACTOMORPHA LATA; ORTHOPTERA; PYRGOMORPHIDAE;

EID: 79953708827     PISSN: 13438786     EISSN: 14798298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8298.2010.00427.x     Document Type: Article

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