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THE TEMPERATURE PREFERENCE OF THE GRASSHOPPER MELANOPLUS SANGUINIPES (ORTHOPTERA: ACRIDIDAE)1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

V. A. Dyck
V. A. Dyck
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario
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Abstract

Nymphs and adults of Melanoplus sanguinipes (Fabricius) were placed, one stage at a time, into a temperature choice chamber. Their behavior was observed while a temperature gradient was established and then allowed to collapse. The grasshoppers aggregated and remained quiescent at a temperature of about 38 °C. An implication of this preferred temperature regarding behavior in the field is discussed.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 101 , Issue 11 , November 1969 , pp. 1214 - 1218
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1969

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