1966
DOI: 10.1111/j.1570-7458.1966.tb02345.x
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The Body Temperature of the Desert Locust (Schistocerca Gregaria)

Abstract: The equilibrium body temperatures of hoppers (nymphs) of Schistocerca gregaria were studied in the field. The data obtained are here compared with theoretical estimates of the thermal balance resulting from the factors assumed to be concerned in heat loss and heat gain. In the field, the equilibrium body temperature of quiescent hoppers shaded from direct sunshine was up to 3.2° higher than the air temperature when the latter was about 25° or less, but was lower than the air temperature when this was above abo… Show more

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“…Several studies have been carried out on the nature of the pigments involved, the underlying physiological mechanisms, and the influence of environmental conditions [2,3,[20][21][22][23]. The color characteristics of the solitarious and gregarious phases have been shown numerous times (see, Psyche e.g., Stower [24] for the Desert locust Schistocerca gregaria Forskål; Faure [25,26] for the Red locust Nomadacris septemfasciata Serville 1838; Albrecht [20], Lecoq [27], Popov [28] for the Migratory locust Locusta migratoria L. 1758). The transiens phase remains, however, much less well documented, especially for the hoppers.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Several studies have been carried out on the nature of the pigments involved, the underlying physiological mechanisms, and the influence of environmental conditions [2,3,[20][21][22][23]. The color characteristics of the solitarious and gregarious phases have been shown numerous times (see, Psyche e.g., Stower [24] for the Desert locust Schistocerca gregaria Forskål; Faure [25,26] for the Red locust Nomadacris septemfasciata Serville 1838; Albrecht [20], Lecoq [27], Popov [28] for the Migratory locust Locusta migratoria L. 1758). The transiens phase remains, however, much less well documented, especially for the hoppers.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The nymphs of S. gregaria show body color polyphenism 21,36 . To determine the phase state of the locusts observed at this site, the body coloration of all collected nymphs was examined.…”
Section: Nymphal Body Colorationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Locusts show body-color polyphenism depending on the population density and other environmental factors (Faure, 1932;Hunter-Jones, 1958;Stower, 1959;Uvarov, 1966;Pener, 1991;Tanaka, 2004;Lester et al, 2005;Maeno and Tanaka, 2007). In S. gregaria and L. migratoria, solitarious nymphs occurring at a low population density assume a cryptic or camouflaged green or brown body color matching their habitat background color.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%