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... pupae also have well - developed adaptive structures to suit the needs of the pupal environment . Aquatic pupae , and those that live in media deficient in oxygen , have ' horns ' or ' ears ' , or other extensions from the prothoracic ...
... pupae also have well - developed adaptive structures to suit the needs of the pupal environment . Aquatic pupae , and those that live in media deficient in oxygen , have ' horns ' or ' ears ' , or other extensions from the prothoracic ...
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... pupal filaments , or whether these also vary with the chemical and physical condition of the water in which the pupa is living : a problem analogous to that of gall - making insects and their galls on different species of plants . As ...
... pupal filaments , or whether these also vary with the chemical and physical condition of the water in which the pupa is living : a problem analogous to that of gall - making insects and their galls on different species of plants . As ...
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... Pupae of surface - living mosquitoes are an exception to the rule that most activity that is attributed to the insect pupa is really that of the pharate adult , still in its pupal skin . Mosquito pupae swim actively at any time . Figure ...
... Pupae of surface - living mosquitoes are an exception to the rule that most activity that is attributed to the insect pupa is really that of the pharate adult , still in its pupal skin . Mosquito pupae swim actively at any time . Figure ...
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THE PATTERN OF FLIES 3 | 3 |
THE LIFEHISTORY OF FLIES | 12 |
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