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WHILE studying the cyclical emergence of aquatic insects from Lake Victoria, observations were made on their flight activity throughout the night. Similar investigations1–4 conducted in temperate regions have been chiefly concerned with terrestrial insects.
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CORBET, P., TJØNNELAND, A. Rhythmic Flight Activity of Certain East African Trichoptera. Nature 175, 1122–1123 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1038/1751122b0
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