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Body-Temperature of Small Insect Larvæ
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Body-Temperature of Small Insect Larvæ

  • F. L. WATERHOUSE1 

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LABORATORY experiments carried out in the autumn of 1950 appear to support remarks made by Dr. D. A. Parry1, to the effect that on general grounds he considers that various physical factors play a greater part than biological ones in determining the body-temperatures of small poikilothermal animals.

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  1. Parry, D. A., Nature, 167, 73 (1951).

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WATERHOUSE, F. Body-Temperature of Small Insect Larvæ. Nature 168, 340 (1951). https://doi.org/10.1038/168340a0

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