An examination of the reproduction-flight syndrome in the Texas field cricket, «Gryllus texensis»

In flying insects, migration by flight and reproduction commonly trade-off as each are energetically costly activities. This trade-off is found among wing dimorphic species, where a long-winged (LW) morph can fly and invests in flight-capability at the cost of reproduction, while a short-winged (SW)...

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Main Author: Guerra, Patrick
Other Authors: Gerald Pollack (Supervisor)
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: McGill University 2010
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Online Access:http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=86765