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Evolutionary ecology: old ideas percolate into ecology.

Current biology : CB - 13 Jan 2009

Wilson Kenneth

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A novel model derived from percolation theory suggests that phase polyphenism may have initially evolved in locusts as a behavioural strategy to reduce the connectivity between patches of vulnerable prey, so reducing predation risk.

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PMID: 19138584
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.11.049

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