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Trophic relationships and their importance for biotopic distribution of grasshoppers (Orthoptera, Acridoidea) in semi-deserts and deserts of the lower Volga river area

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The trophic associations of grasshoppers in the semi-deserts and deserts of the lower Volga area are analyzed. Most of the species studied are narrow oligophages or monophages; they constitute four groups trophically associated with edificators of the commonest desert plant communities (hygro- and mesophytic grasses, xerophytic grasses, wormwoods, and chenopods). The trophic specialization is shown to contribute significantly to the formation of biotopic association and structure of grasshopper assemblages.

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Savitsky, V.Y. Trophic relationships and their importance for biotopic distribution of grasshoppers (Orthoptera, Acridoidea) in semi-deserts and deserts of the lower Volga river area. Entmol. Rev. 90, 830–856 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0013873810070031

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