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Calliphora females will live on a sugar diet but will not reproduce unless protein-containing substances are also ingested1. The selection of carbohydrate and protein diets in relation to reproduction has been investigated over the last three years.
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STRANGWAYS-DIXON, J. Hormonal Control of Selective Feeding in Female Calliphora erythrocephala Meig. Nature 184, 2040–2041 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/1842040b0
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