Going Places: Insect Migration

Resonance

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Sudeshna Mazumdar-Leighton¹  Tabasum Akhter¹  Pawan Kumar¹ 

[1]Plant-Biotic Interaction Lab Department of Botany Chhattra Marg University of Delhi Delhi 110 007

关键词: Insects;    migration syndrome;    behaviour;    ecology;    tracking;    conser­vation.;   

DOI  :  10.1007/s12045-023-1527-2

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

We describe various facets of the fascinating world of insect migrations, both those that are often perceived to be news­worthy, as well as the lesser known. In the form of questions and answers, we describe how the phenomenon of migration is specific to certain insects, the factors that influence insect migration, and how insect migration can be studied. We use examples of well-known agricultural pests and endangered butterflies to describe how hormones, biological clocks, genes, and predilection for particular host plants contribute to the process of migration. We exhort the readers to participate in global citizen science initiatives that recognize and document insect migrations in their vicinity.

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