2021/04/19 by Hans-Joachim Pflüger, Hans‐Joachim Pflüger, Peter Bräunig · 1 citation
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Neuroscience · #Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior #Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research #Plant and animal studies
paper · pdf · doi:10.1007/s00359-021-01485-3
openalex publication_date 2021/04/19 · openalex created_date 2021/04/26 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31
One hundred years ago in 1921, Sir Boris Uvarov recognized that two locust species are one species but appearing in two different phases, a solitarious and a gregarious phase. As locust swarms are still a big problem affecting millions of people, basic research has tried to understand the causes for the transition between phases. This phenomenon of phase polymorphism, now called polyphenism, is a very complex multifactorial process and this short review will draw attention to this important aspect of insect research.