The effect of size on the height of flight of migrant moths

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Taylor, L. R., 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. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007485300020150

AuthorsTaylor, L. R., Brown, E. S. and Littlewood, S. C.
Abstract

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

Year of Publication1979
JournalBulletin of Entomological Research
Journal citation69 (4), pp. 605-609
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007485300020150
Open accessPublished as non-open access
Output statusPublished
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP)
ISSN0007-4853

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