How and why do insects migrate?

Science

Volumn 313, Issue 5788, 2006, Pages 794-796

  Holland, Richard A ^a,c   Wikelski, Martin ^a   Wilcove, David S ^a,b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; MICROORGANISMS; NATURAL SCIENCES;

BREEDING EFFORTS; LONG-DISTANCE MOVEMENTS; MASS MOVEMENTS;

BIODIVERSITY;

BREEDING; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; INSECT; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BREEDING; INSECT; LOCUST; NONHUMAN; POPULATION MIGRATION; POPULATION MOVEMENT PATTERN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; REVIEW; TIME;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; INSECTS; REPRODUCTION; TELEMETRY;

HEXAPODA; SCHISTOCERCA GREGARIA;

EID: 33747194778     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1127272     Document Type: Review

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