Weather forecasting by insects: modified sexual behaviour in response to atmospheric pressure changes.

Prevailing abiotic conditions may positively or negatively impact insects at both the individual and population levels. For example while moderate rainfall and wind velocity may provide conditions that favour development, as well as movement within and between habitats, high winds and heavy rains ca...

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Main Authors: Ana Cristina Pellegrino, Maria Fernanda Gomes Villalba Peñaflor, Cristiane Nardi, Wayne Bezner-Kerr, Christopher G Guglielmo, José Maurício Simões Bento, Jeremy N McNeil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3788776?pdf=render