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Concealed Phases in the Metamorphosis of Insects

Nature volume 157, pages 552–553 (1946)Cite this article

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WORK on the biology of insects is becoming more exact than formerly. Attempts are more frequently made to control with precision some of the physical factors, particularly temperature and humidity ; and it is not uncommon to find that the mean and standard deviation are given of the temperature and duration of the various instars. In some instances, even the wave-length of the light to which the insects were exposed during the experiment is stated. This increasing accuracy has not, curiously enough, resulted in a closer examination of some of the assumptions that are universally made.

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HINTON, H. Concealed Phases in the Metamorphosis of Insects. Nature 157, 552–553 (1946). https://doi.org/10.1038/157552c0

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