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upwind zigzag casting: a standalone construct

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Insect behaviour

the flight pattern of insects following an odour plume, zigzagging upwind while in odour and casting sideways after losing it.

In insect behaviour, upwind zigzag casting refers to the flight pattern of insects following an odour plume, zigzagging upwind while in odour and casting sideways after losing it. This meaning comes from Kennedy (1983) in Physiological Entomology.[1]

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References

Kennedy, J. S. (1983). Zigzagging and casting as a programmed response to wind‐borne odour: a review. Physiological Entomology, 8(2), 109-120. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3032.1983.tb00340.x

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