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THE activity and abundance of Collembola are closely associated with the moisture of their environment. The species Sminthurus viridis (L.) Lubb. occurs in large numbers in certain areas of South Australia during the rainy season (May to October). The numbers rapidly decrease when the dry season sets in and, normally, the insect does not occur again until about the following May.
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Australian J. Expt. Biol. and Med. Science, 8, 143, 1931.
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DAVIDSON, J. Resistance of the Eggs of Collembola to Drought Conditions. Nature 129, 867 (1932). https://doi.org/10.1038/129867a0
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