Literature DB >> 19138584

Evolutionary ecology: old ideas percolate into ecology.

Kenneth Wilson1.   

Abstract

A novel model derived from percolation theory suggests that phase polyphenism may have initially evolved in locusts as a behavioural strategy to reduce the connectivity between patches of vulnerable prey, so reducing predation risk.

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Year:  2009        PMID: 19138584     DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.11.049

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Curr Biol        ISSN: 0960-9822            Impact factor:   10.834


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1.  Crowded locusts produce hatchlings vulnerable to fungal attack.

Authors:  Gabriel A Miller; Judith K Pell; Stephen J Simpson
Journal:  Biol Lett       Date:  2009-08-12       Impact factor: 3.703

2.  Altered immunity in crowded locust reduced fungal (Metarhizium anisopliae) pathogenesis.

Authors:  Yundan Wang; Pengcheng Yang; Feng Cui; Le Kang
Journal:  PLoS Pathog       Date:  2013-01-10       Impact factor: 6.823

  2 in total

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