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IT has been suggested that the changes in the coloration of locusts associated with swarming may be partly controlled by an endocrine mechanism1, although until recently no experimental work has been available to support this view2.
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NICKERSON, B. A Possible Endocrine Mechanism controlling Locust Pigmentation. Nature 174, 357–358 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1038/174357a0
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