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Studies on the Influence of the Environment on the Sheep Blow-fly Lucilia Sericata Meig

I. The Influence of Humidity and Temperature on the Egg

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

A. C. Evans
Affiliation:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Extract

The many factors governing loss of water from the egg of Lucilia sericata are discussed, and this loss of water is shown to be the probable cause of mortality and failure to complete development at different combinations of temperature and humidity.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1934

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