Open ocean nocturnal insect migration in the Brazilian South Atlantic with comments on flight endurance

We observed a nocturnal insect swarm aboard the oceanographic ship Cruzeiro do Sul of the Brazilian Navy, while conducting a survey of the Montague guyot (seamount), 389 km distant from the nearest land in the South Atlantic. The insects came from open sea toward the ship from all directions, attrac...

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Main Authors: Ruy J.V. Alves, Luíz A.A. Costa, Alexandre Soares, Nílber G. Silva, Ângelo P. Pinto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-09-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/7583.pdf