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Inhibited Oviposition by Females of Gryllus assimilis (F.), induced by Radioactive Males, using L-Methionine-Methyl-14C

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THE taxonomy of North American field crickets of the genus Gryllus L. (until lately all referred to a single species, Acheta assimilis F.) has presented considerable problems in the past, and has recently undergone considerable revision1–4.

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ABDEL-MALEK, A., KEVAN, D. Inhibited Oviposition by Females of Gryllus assimilis (F.), induced by Radioactive Males, using L-Methionine-Methyl-14C. Nature 192, 681–682 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/192681a0

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