Evolutionary ecology : percolation of old ideas to new areas of ecology.

Wilson, Ken (2009) Evolutionary ecology : percolation of old ideas to new areas of ecology. Current Biology, 19 (1). R21-R23. ISSN 0960-9822

Abstract

A novel model derived from percolation theory suggests that phase polyphenism may have initially evolved in locusts as a behavioural strategy to reduce the connectivity between patches of vulnerable prey, so reducing predation risk.