Collective Motion and Cannibalism in Locust Migratory Bands

Current Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 735-739

  Bazazi, Sepideh ^a   Buhl, Camille ^a,b   Hale, Joseph J ^a   Anstey, Michael L ^a   Sword, Gregory A ^b   Simpson, Stephen J ^a,b   Couzin, Iain D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

SYSNEURO

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA; ORTHOPTERA; SCHISTOCERCA GREGARIA;

EID: 43449124419     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.04.035     Document Type: Article

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