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Genetic Variability in Developing Periodical Cicadas [PDF]

open access: yes, 1994
There are few events in nature that are more predictable than the emergence of periodical cicadas. The insects emerge from the ground after 13 or 17 years (depending on brood and species) of development.
Adams, Lance T.   +4 more
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Sex- and season-dependent behaviour in a flightless insect, the Auckland tree weta (Hemideina thoracica) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
In a polygynous mating system, males frequently compete by locating and defending sites with resources essential to female survival and reproduction. We investigated seasonal changes in site occupancy in a sexually dimorphic, harem-forming insect, the ...
Jorgensen, Murray A.   +2 more
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Acoustical Behavior of the Cicada Fidicina Pronoe (Walker) (Homoptera: Cicadidae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 1962
Author Institution: Museum of Zoology and Department of Zoology, The University of Michigan, Ann ...
Moore, Thomas E.
core  

Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Platylomia Stål (Hemiptera, Cicadidae, Cicadinae) in China with description of a new species [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics
A new species of cicada, Platylomia jini Wang sp. nov. (Hemiptera, Cicadidae, Cicadinae) is described from Yunnan, China. Illustrations of the habitus and diagnostic characters of the new species are presented. It most resembles P.
Cheng-Bin Wang
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