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Page 40
... fluid level climbed to the mark he had made the previous day . Then he merely read from the syringe how much fluid had been required to refill each tube . In each case this was the amount of the particular fluid consumed by twenty flies ...
... fluid level climbed to the mark he had made the previous day . Then he merely read from the syringe how much fluid had been required to refill each tube . In each case this was the amount of the particular fluid consumed by twenty flies ...
Page 61
... fluid achieves the same end . We have injected into thirsty flies blood , water , concentrated salt , mineral oil , and even lighter fluid . Each of these satisfies the fly's thirst ; that is , he no longer drinks water . The lighter ...
... fluid achieves the same end . We have injected into thirsty flies blood , water , concentrated salt , mineral oil , and even lighter fluid . Each of these satisfies the fly's thirst ; that is , he no longer drinks water . The lighter ...
Page 63
... fluids into our thirsty fly and satisfied his thirst , we showed beyond reasonable doubt that the fluid pressure ( not the osmotic pressure or salt con- centration ) in the body cavity was the means of preventing the fly from acting ...
... fluids into our thirsty fly and satisfied his thirst , we showed beyond reasonable doubt that the fluid pressure ( not the osmotic pressure or salt con- centration ) in the body cavity was the means of preventing the fly from acting ...
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