Abstract
Under certain environmental and population conditions some species (the locusts) of Acridid Orthoptera swarm and are capable of migrating hundreds of miles using flight as the primary means of locomotion. Locust flight is a behavior which, for a variety of reasons, lends itself to analysis from many approaches. This entry is restricted to a consideration of the neural control of wing movements during flight.
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Further reading
Gewecke M, Wendler G (1985): Insect Locomotion. Section IV. Aerial Locomotion. Proc XVII Int Cong Entomol. Berlin: Verlag Paul Parey, pp. 121–254.
Robertson RM, Pearson KG (1985): Neural circuits in the flight system of the locust. J Neurophysiol 53: 110–128.
Wilson DM (1968): The nervous control of insect flight and related behavior. Adv Insect Physiol 5: 289–338.
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Robertson, R.M. (1988). Insect Flight (Locust). In: Comparative Neuroscience and Neurobiology. Readings from the Encyclopedia of Neuroscience . Birkhäuser, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6776-3_23
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