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Migration and the Coordination of Life-Cycles as Exemplified by Lygaeinae Bugs

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Insect Life Cycles

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Flight ability has undoubtedly been an important contributing factor for the large success of insects as a group. Although some insects may travel considerable distances by means other than flight, flight is nevertheless by far the most common means for insects to move to new habitats. Migratory flights, by which insects move to new habitats for breeding or diapause, are performed during a limited period in adult life. During this period the insect is behaviourally and physiologically committed to flight, whereas other functions such as feeding and reproduction tend to be suppressed (Johnson 1969, 1976; Rankin 1985; Kennedy 1985).

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  1. Christer Solbreck
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  1. Department of Zoology, Nottingham University, NG7 2RD, Nottingham, UK

    Francis Gilbert PhD

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Solbreck, C., Anderson, D.B., Förare, J. (1990). Migration and the Coordination of Life-Cycles as Exemplified by Lygaeinae Bugs. In: Gilbert, F. (eds) Insect Life Cycles. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3464-0_14

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