Insect behaviour: migratory bands give crickets protection.
Nature
; 433(7027): 703, 2005 Feb 17.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15716941
ABSTRACT
Mormon crickets and juvenile locusts form huge migratory bands--millions of individuals march in unison across the landscape and devastate vast agricultural areas, but little is known about why these bands form. Here we use radiotelemetry to show that band membership benefits these insects by greatly reducing the probability that they will become victims of predators. It is likely that migratory banding has evolved because it gives substantial protection to individuals within the group.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Gryllidae
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Migración Animal
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Conducta de Masa
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Nature
Año:
2005
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Article