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A morphometric measure of phase in the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria (Forsk.)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

P. M. Symmons
P. M. Symmons
Affiliation:
Anti-Locust Research Centre, London
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This paper describes the derivation of a compound shape measure for discriminating between populations of the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria (Forsk.). The discriminant is the first canonical variate and is based on measurements of three parameters for samples from twelve locust populations. It is argued that the first canonical variate is a measure of phase.

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Research Paper
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 58 , Issue 4 , May 1969 , pp. 803 - 809
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1969

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