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A single wind-mediated mechanism explains high-altitude ‘non-goal oriented’ headings and layering of nocturnally migrating insects

Studies made with both entomological and meteorological radars over the last 40 years have frequently reported the occurrence of insect layers, and that the individuals forming these layers often show a considerable degree of uniformity in their headings—behaviour known as ‘common orientation’. The...

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Main Authors: Reynolds, Andy M., Reynolds, Don R., Smith, Alan D., Chapman, Jason W.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Royal Society 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2842736/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19889697
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2009.1221
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