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Author(s) -
Koutaro Ould
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
ecological applications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.864
H-Index - 213
eISSN - 1939-5582
pISSN - 1051-0761
DOI - 10.1002/eap.2167
Subject(s) - cover (algebra) , desert locust , schistocerca , desert (philosophy) , citation , ecology , cloud cover , geography , locust , computer science , library science , biology , engineering , cloud computing , law , political science , mechanical engineering , operating system
COVER PHOTO: Gregarious nymphs of the desert locust ( Schistocerca gregaria ) diurnally march on the hot ground of extreme thermal environments. Maeno et al. (this issue; Article e02310; doi: 10.1002/eap.2310 ) show that locusts could successfully maintain high but tolerable temperatures for efficient digestion through behavioral thermoregulation. A general biophysical model of thermoregulatory behavior allows forecasting activities of this most destructive locust species. The cover image shows stilting locusts which remain on the ground and lift their bodies to be distant from the hot ground surface of the Sahara Desert as a cool‐down behavior. Photo credit: Koutaro Ould Maeno.