Gregory Sword

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Gregory Sword
CountryUnited States of America
Organizations:The Sword Lab, Behavioral Plasticity Research Institute, Department of Entomology at Texas A&M University, Texas A&M University
Titles:Regents Professor
Focal areas:Agriculture, Agroecology, Biological Control, Biology, Collective Movement, Ecology, Evolution, Genetics, Geometric Framework, Grazing, Insect Behavior, Insect Locomotion, Integrated Pest Management, Invasive Species, Land Use Management, Mating Behavior, Microbiology, Migration, Nutrition, Phase Polyphenism, Phenotypic Plasticity, Plant Biology, Population Dynamics, Rangeland Management
Focal species:American grasshopper (Schistocerca americana), Australian plague locust (Chortoicetes terminifera), Central American locust (Schistocerca piceifrons), Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria), Migratory grasshopper (Melanoplus sanguinipes), Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria), South American locust (Schistocerca cancellata), Spur-throated locust (Austracris guttulosa)
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Biography

Gregory Sword, a Regents Professor and Charles R. Parencia Endowed Chair in Entomology at Texas A&M University, conducts interdisciplinary research spanning ecology, evolution, genomics, nutrition, microbiology, and pest management.