Wing polymorphism in aphids ii. interaction between aphids
1965
Johnson, Bruce
A study has been made of the effect of “crowding” on both prenatal and postnatal control of wing development in aphids. In experiments on prenatal form control it was shown that brief controlled encounters of only a minute's duration between two adult aphids could cause them to switch from producing apterous to alate progeny. Aphids which had been exposed to contact with other aphids continued to produce alate progeny for several days. Evidence from a number of experiments suggests that the principle stimulus involved is tactile. In experiments on postnatal form control, it was shown that more alates developed among larvae which were reared together than among larvae reared in isolation.
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