Karl R. Wotton

3 weeks ago | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Will Hawkes |Myles H.M. Menz |Karl R. Wotton

I. INTRODUCTION Each year, huge numbers of insects migrate globally to exploit seasonally available resources to increase their reproductive output, and/or escape habitat deterioration, e.g. due to temperature change, disease risk, food quality, or to seek overwintering sites (Chapman, Reynolds & Wilson, 2015; Dingle, 2014; Satterfield et al., 2020).

Mar 5, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Will Hawkes |Myles H.M. Menz |Karl R. Wotton |James Cook

AbstractInsect migrants are hugely abundant and recent studies have identified Diptera as the major component of many migratory assemblages, often totalling up to 90% of all individuals. Despite this, studies into their migratory behaviour have been widely eschewed in favour of the more "charismatic" migrant insects such as butterflies, dragonflies, and moths.