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... male flies were usually found flitting around flowers while female flies congregated more often around dead or decaying ma- terial . A number of conclusions may be drawn from this ob- servation , one being ... males occasionally frequent 65.
... male flies were usually found flitting around flowers while female flies congregated more often around dead or decaying ma- terial . A number of conclusions may be drawn from this ob- servation , one being ... males occasionally frequent 65.
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males occasionally frequent decaying materials for social reasons , one might almost conclude that they are at best orna- mental adjuncts to society . Another conclusion that might be drawn is that males prefer to imbibe nectar , which ...
males occasionally frequent decaying materials for social reasons , one might almost conclude that they are at best orna- mental adjuncts to society . Another conclusion that might be drawn is that males prefer to imbibe nectar , which ...
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... males of certain species of moths are able to detect and orient to the female perfume . Later workers have calculated that the odor is so dilute , about one molecule per cubic foot of air , that orientation based on a comparison of odor ...
... males of certain species of moths are able to detect and orient to the female perfume . Later workers have calculated that the odor is so dilute , about one molecule per cubic foot of air , that orientation based on a comparison of odor ...
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