ISSN:
1420-9071
Keywords:
Grasshoppers
;
herbivory
;
homing behavior
;
host plant chemistry
;
landmark navigation
;
Ligurotettix
;
memory
;
territoriality
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Summary Males ofLigurotettix spp. grasshoppers (Orthoptera, Acrididae, Gomphocerinae), territorial species that defend individual host plant shrubs, home to their territories by memorizing landmarks. Thus, the insects can navigate efficiently toward high quality shrubs which are chemically distinctive and recognizable via gustation, but indistinguishable from a distance.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01974587
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