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The research in my lab is characterized by a multi-level approach to the study of insect physiology and behavior. Locust density-dependent phase polymorphism is an extreme model for environmentally-induced behavioral plasticity. We were the first to report on neurophysiologic correlates to phase differences in locust flight behavior. We also investigated learning-related aspects of swarming behavior. The intricate interaction between a locust, it’s peers and the environment is a primer phase characteristic, the first to change during phase transformation. We are currently developing tools to monitor, analyze and model locust coordinated behavior (marching swarms). Further projects are aimed at suggesting evolutionary models to account for the locust phenomenon and its evolutionary roots and at testing the effects of climate change on locust distribution and behavior. _x000D_
Field of specialization: Insect Physiology, Locust Biology, Neural Mechanisms of Behavior, Locust ; Area of Focus: Israel