The effect of size on the height of flight of migrant moths
Taylor, Roy, Brown, E. S. and Littlewood, S. C.
(1979)
The effect of size on the height of flight of migrant moths.
Bulletin of Entomological Research, 69 (4).
pp. 605-609.
10.1017/S0007485300020150
Moths migrating at Muguga, Kenya, were sampled at 24·5 m and 0·6 m above the ground by light-trap. The larger the species, the greater proportion of the sample it represented at the higher level. This effect was independent of family and morphological type. This result is important in considering the evolution of size with respect to orientation and migratory ambit and the role of downwind migration in population dynamics RESP-8035 and RESP-8059
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| Additional information | Times Cited: 7 Taylor, lr brown, es littlewood, sc 9 C a b international Wallingford COMMONWEALTH INST ENTOMOL,LONDON,ENGLAND. TAYLOR, LR (reprint author), ROTHAMSTED EXPTL STN,HARPENDEN AL5 2JQ,HERTFORDSHIRE,ENGLAND. |
| Date Deposited | 05 Dec 2025 10:09 |
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