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Endogenous Diurnal Rhythm of Pupation in a Mosquito Population

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ENDOGENOUS diurnal rhythms in animals have been explicitly described1. Innateness of these rhythms is one of the most important characteristics.

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NAYAR, J. Endogenous Diurnal Rhythm of Pupation in a Mosquito Population. Nature 214, 828–829 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/214828a0

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