Socially Influenced Behaviour and Learning in Locusts

Ethology

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 302-310

  Lancet, Yaara ^a   Dukas, Reuven ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; DESERT; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EGG PRODUCTION; RESEARCH WORK; SOCIAL INSECT;

HEXAPODA; ORTHOPTERA; SCHISTOCERCA GREGARIA;

EID: 84857061349     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2011.02014.x     Document Type: Article

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