Diel and seasonal mating peaks in grasshopper populations (Caelifera: Acrididae)

Journal of Orthoptera Research

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 263-269

  Reinhardt, Klaus ^a   Samietz, Jörg ^b   Wagner, Gerd ^c   Opitz, Stefan ^d   Köhler, Günter ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c Clondiag Chip Technologies   (Germany)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ECOLOGY   (Germany)

^e FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Caelifera; Copulation; Female age; Mating behavior; Mating frequency

Indexed keywords

EID: 85029324293     PISSN: 10826467     EISSN: 19372426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1665/1082-6467(2001)010[0263:DASMPI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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