Journal of neurophysiologyAnimalsGrasshoppersNeuronal PlasticityEscape ReactionPhenotype
To jump or not to jump: comparing effects of phenotypic plasticity on the visual responses and escape behavior of locusts and grasshoppers.
Soumi Mitra, Saina Namazifard, David Mario Bellini, Alexis Leigh Sarne, Bidisha Halder, Margaret Ruth Eisenbrandt, Aliya Macknojia, Jiayi Luo, Samme Xie, Hojun Song, Chenghang Zong, Fabrizio Gabbiani, Richard Burkett Dewell
Published: 202610.1152/jn.00442.2025
Abstract
Locusts exhibit remarkable phenotypic plasticity, changing their appearance and behavior from solitary to gregarious when population density increases. These changes include morphological differences in the size and shape of brain regions, but little…
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