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Page 67
In any event, there are times when the female fly has a hunger for protein. It can
be demonstrated quite scientifically, although far less exotically, by the same
method I have already described for measuring food intake. For the present ...
In any event, there are times when the female fly has a hunger for protein. It can
be demonstrated quite scientifically, although far less exotically, by the same
method I have already described for measuring food intake. For the present ...
Page 69
Unfortunately this is true of most protein. If you have the fortitude to measure a
fly's daily consumption of sugar and of protein over a three-week period, you will
discover that the males always prefer sugar. The females, on the other hand,
prefer ...
Unfortunately this is true of most protein. If you have the fortitude to measure a
fly's daily consumption of sugar and of protein over a three-week period, you will
discover that the males always prefer sugar. The females, on the other hand,
prefer ...
Page 71
Any one of these operations halts the development of eggs but fails to abolish the
protein preference. The specific hunger does not seem to be under direct
hormonal control. The next guess is that the level of proteins in the circulating
blood ...
Any one of these operations halts the development of eggs but fails to abolish the
protein preference. The specific hunger does not seem to be under direct
hormonal control. The next guess is that the level of proteins in the circulating
blood ...
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