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A new Floritettix (Orthoptera, Acrididae, Melanoplinae) from the Bombing Range Ridge, Florida, U.S.A.
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- Award ID(s):
- 2043909
- PAR ID:
- 10498211
- Publisher / Repository:
- The Orthopterists' Society
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Orthoptera Research
- Volume:
- 32
- Issue:
- 2
- ISSN:
- 1082-6467
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 133 to 142
- Subject(s) / Keyword(s):
- Biodiversity, fire, grasshopper, islands, Lake Wales Ridge, sand ridges
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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