Adaptations of locusts and grasshoppers to the low and variable rainfall of Australia

Journal of Orthoptera Research

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 347-351

  Hunter, D M ^a   Walker, P W ^a   Elder, R J ^b  

^a Australian Government Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acrididae; Adaptations; Australia; Rain

Indexed keywords

EID: 85014233104     PISSN: 10826467     EISSN: 19372426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1665/1082-6467(2001)010[0347:AOLAGT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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