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Title:		Intraspecific vertical stratification as a mate-finding mechanism in tropical cockroaches
Author(s):		Schal C;
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Journal Title:		Science
Year:		1982
Volume:		215
Issue:		4538
Page Number:		1405 - 1407
DOI:		10.1126/science.215.4538.1405
ISSN/ISBN:		0036-8075 (Print) 0036-8075 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Cockroaches in a tropical forest stratify vertically both inter- and intraspecifically along micrometeorological gradients. At night, low wind speeds and unstable atmospheric conditions result in efficient vertical mixing of the air near the ground. Convective ascent of warm air imparts directionality to the pheromone- dispersion process. The occurrence of males at greater heights than pheromone- emitting conspecific females appears to be a mate-finding strategy"
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINESchal, C eng 1982/03/12 Science. 1982 Mar 12; 215(4538):1405-7. doi: 10.1126/science.215.4538.1405"