| 释义 |
gregarization|grɛgəraɪˈzeɪʃən|
[f. mod.L. gregaria, used to describe a locust during the gregarious phase of its life + -ization.]
The swarming of locusts.
1939J. S. Kennedy in Trans. R. Ent. Soc. LXXXIX. 531 The 3rd stage in the outbreak process is termed ‘Gregarisation’, that is, the development of typically gregarious behaviour as a result of intensive aggregation. 1947New Biol. III. 22 The whole process of gregarisation is a matter of interplay between the insect and the environment. 1970Sci. Jrnl. Jan. 65/1 Phase change plays a central part in the population changes of locusts, but exactly what conditions produce gregarization and swarms is not known. |