A systematic review of locust phase polyphenism: from proximate mechanisms to ecology and management.

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Locust phase polyphenism is a remarkable example of phenotypic plasticity, driven by population density to produce a dramatic shift between cryptic, solitarious and swarming, gregarious phenotypes. Despite over a century of research, the evidence base lacks systematic synthesis. We conducted a systematic review of 400 studies on locust phase polyphenism, integrating evidence across ecological, neurobiological,...

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