Aggregation Site Choice by Gregarious Nymphs of the Desert Locust, Schistocerca gregaria, in the Sahara Desert of Mauritania
Animals often aggregate at certain sites during vulnerable periods such as night-roosting as an anti-predatory strategy. Some migratory gregarious animals must regularly find new night-roosting sites, but how they synchronously choose such sites is poorly understood. We examined how gregarious nymph...
Main Authors: | Koutaro Ould Maeno, Mohamed Abdallahi Ould Babah Ebbe |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2018-08-01
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Series: | Insects |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/9/3/99 |
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