When its numbers increase following favorable environmental conditions, the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria, undergoes a dramatic transformation

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When its numbers increase following favorable environmental conditions, the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria, undergoes a dramatic transformation from a solitary, cryptic form into a gregarious form that swarms by the billions. The transition is triggered by mechanical stimulation locusts bumping into one another. The accompanying figure shows the results of a laboratory study investigating the degree of gregariousness resulting from mechanical stimulation of different parts of the body.

% gregarious 0-25 26-50 51-75 76-100

a. Identify the type of graph displayed.

b. Identify the explanatory and response variables.

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The Analysis Of Biological Data

ISBN: 9781319226237

3rd Edition

Authors: Michael C. Whitlock, Dolph Schluter

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