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Food‐plant selection by Poecilocerus hieroglyphicus (Klug) (Acrididae: Pyrgomorphinae) and some of the receptors involved
Author(s) -
Abushama Faysal Tageldin
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
proceedings of the royal entomological society of london. series a, general entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.693
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1365-3032
pISSN - 0375-0418
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3032.1968.tb01034.x
Subject(s) - acrididae , grasshopper , selection (genetic algorithm) , biology , zoology , ecology , orthoptera , computer science , artificial intelligence
S ynopsis An account is given of food‐plant selection by the grasshopper Poecilocerus hieroglyphicus. Sense organs on the antennae and palpi are described, and their possible role in the location and preliminary testing of food is discussed.