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Open AccessA cold high-pressure system over North China hinders the southward migration of Mythimna separata in autumn
In warm regions or seasons of the year, the planetary boundary layer is occupied by a huge variety and quantity of insects, but the southward migration of insects (in East Asia) in autumn is still poorly under...
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Open AccessThe ‘migratory connectivity’ concept, and its applicability to insect migrants
Migratory connectivity describes the degree of linkage between different parts of an animal’s migratory range due to the movement trajectories of individuals. High connectivity occurs when individuals from one...
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Riders on the Wind: The Aeroecology of Insect Migrants
Migratory flight close to the Earth’s surface (within the so-called flight boundary layer) occurs in some insects, but the vast majority of migrants ascend above this layer and harness the power of the wind fo...