Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5924888 | Physiology & Behavior | 2013 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Apterous pea aphids lose their red color and become pale when receive low quality food.⺠Pale aphids walk up to four times more actively than red ones on the same host plant. ⺠This enables aphids to quickly respond to crowding by walking to neighboring plants. ⺠Active aphids lose their body weight and energy contents compared to non-active ones. ⺠Our findings highlight a new shift between reproductive and dispersal phases in aphids.
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Authors
Seyed Mohammad Tabadkani, Seyed Mohammad Ahsaei, Vahid Hosseininaveh, Jamasb Nozari,