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Additional Assay — Desert Locust

Aggregation (Conspecific Following)

Schistocerca gregaria

Behavioral test for Schistocerca gregaria — Distance to neighbor, group cohesion

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Desert Locust — Aggregation (Conspecific Following)
Quantitative Output

Key Parameters

Distance to neighbor, group cohesion

References

Citations for Aggregation (Conspecific Following)

  1. Buhl J, et al. (2006). Science, 312(5778), 1402-1406. PMID: 16763108
Compatible Equipment

Hardware for Desert Locust Research

Tethered Flight Arena (Free-Beating Wings)

Flight motor output

Looming-Stimulus Display Rig

Collision detection assays

Walking Belt with Optogenetic Compatibility

Motor control studies

Phase-Conditioning Cage Stack

Crowding manipulation

Tarsal-Contact Olfactometer

PER conditioning

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