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Lord Howe stick insects get a second chance.

Authors :
Quintanilla, Mariah
Source :
Science News. 11/25/2017, Vol. 192 Issue 9, p4-5. 2p. 2 Color Photographs.
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

The article discusses the discovery that Lord Howe stick insects (Dryococelus australis), found on Ball's Pyramid, near Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, have avoided extinction in the wild, referencing a report coauthored by biologist Sasha Mikheyev in the "Current Biology" journal.

Subjects

Subjects :
*PHASMIDA
*RARE insects

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00368423
Volume :
192
Issue :
9
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Science News
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
126135518