The response of Mitchell grasses (Astrebla spp.) and Button grass (Dactyloctenium radulans (R. Br.)) to rainfall and their importance to the survival of the Australian plague locust, Chortoicetes terminifera (Walker), in the arid zone

M. Hunter, David

doi:10.1111/j.1442-9993.1989.tb01456.x

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The response of Mitchell grasses (Astrebla spp.) and Button grass (Dactyloctenium radulans (R. Br.)) to rainfall and their importance to the survival of the Australian plague locust, Chortoicetes terminifera (Walker), in the arid zone

Published in Australian Journal of Ecology • Dec 1, 1989

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David M. Hunter

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Abstract The environmental conditions that allow the growth of Barley Mitchell grass, Astrebla pectinata , and the development of the Australian plague locust, Chortoicetes terminifera , are similar. A single fall of more than 20 mm rain and a mean monthly maximum temperature above 23°C ensures sust...

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The response of Mitchell grasses (<i>Astrebla</i> spp.) and Button grass (<i>Dactyloctenium radulans</i> (R. Br.)) to rainfall and their importance to the survival of the Australian plague locust, <i>Chortoicetes terminifera</i> (Walker), in the arid zone

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