SynthesisPeerJ2026
A systematic review of locust phase polyphenism: from proximate mechanisms to ecology and management.
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Abstract
Locust phase polyphenism is a remarkable example of phenotypic plasticity, driven by population density to produce a dramatic shift between cryptic, solitarious and swarming, gregarious phenotypes. Despite over a century of research, the evidence base lacks systematic synthesis. We conducted a systematic review of 400 studies on locust phase polyphenism, integrating evidence across ecological, neurobiological, physiological, molecular, epigenetic, and microbial drivers. The results revealed that the evidence base is constrained by two critical limitations. First, severe taxonomic narrowness: 93.8% of studies focus on at least one of two model species (desert locust,
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