Evolution of acoustic communication in the Gomphocerinae (Orthoptera: Caelifera: Acrididae)

Zoologica Scripta

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 479-497

  Nattier, Romain ^a   Robillard, Tony ^a   Amedegnato, Christiane ^a   Couloux, Arnaud ^b   Cruaud, Corinne ^b   Desutter Grandcolas, Laure ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b CENTRE NATIONAL DE SÉQUENÇAGE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRIDIDAE; CAELIFERA; GOMPHOCERINAE; INSECTA; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 80051568912     PISSN: 03003256     EISSN: 14636409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2011.00485.x     Document Type: Article

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