Sentences with phrase «infected locust»
An analysis of the infected locust scat found fewer swarm - inducing pheromones.
http://www.sciencemag.org/
Healthy locusts placed in chambers containing scat from the infected locusts were significantly less likely to display swarming behavior than were those placed in a chamber with scat from healthy locusts, the researchers report online today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Additionally, the researchers found that infected locusts produced lower levels of the neurotransmitters serotonin, which can initiate swarming behavior, and dopamine, which can sustain the behavior.
Not exact matches
A team led by entomologist Wangpeng Shi of China Agricultural University in Beijing noticed that migratory locusts (Locusta migratoria manilensis) infected by a microbe known as Paranosema locustae were less likely to aggregate into swarms than were their healthy counterparts.
To systematically investigate the effect of P. locustae on the phase change of L. migratoria manilensis, we used a high - throughput sequencing platform (HiSeq 2500; Illumina) to compare gene expression in healthy locusts and locusts infected by P. locustae.
The Flood are an endless, um, flood of disgusting bug - like creatures and infected warriors that operate much like locusts.