Stimuli inducing gregarious colouration and behaviour in nymphs of Schistocerca gregaria

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 737-747

  Lester, R Leo ^a   Grach, Constantin ^b   Pener, Meir Paul ^b   Simpson, Stephen J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gregarious behaviour; Gregarious colour; Locust phases; Locusta migratoria; Phase colour polymorphism; Schistocerca gregaria; Stimuli

Indexed keywords

COLOR; PHYSIOLOGY;

ARTHROPODA; LOCUSTA MIGRATORIA; LOCUSTA MIGRATORIA MIGRATORIOIDES; ORTHOPTERA; SCHISTOCERCA GREGARIA;

EID: 27644599035     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2005.03.015     Document Type: Article

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