Detail Locust swarms: The rules of attraction   Oleh:  [s.n] Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 396 no. 8700 (Sep. 2010), page 84. Topik: Locust; Behaviour; Direction; Australian Plague Locust Commission (APLC) Ketersediaan Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: EE29.62 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel ONE of the problems about locusts is the unpredictability of their behaviour. If all goes according to plan, however, a team of biologists and mathematicians from the University of Sydney will soon descend on a swarm and try to resolve the mystery. Before locusts fly, they march. Millions of juveniles crawl up to 500 metres a day, munching everything in front of them, in bands that stretch for kilometres. This is when the Australian Plague Locust Commission (APLC) tries to reduce their numbers, by laying strips of insecticide in their path. But often a swarm changes direction without warning. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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