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Fecundity and longevity of houseflies after space flight

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After 7 days of space flight house flies,Musca domestica, exhibited similar longevity, but a reduction in reproductive output as compared to earthbound controls. This reduction was not observed in later generations. These data suggest that space flight directly alters the rate of ovarian development, but that this effect is not genetically transmitted.

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  1. R. E. Lee Jr

    Present address: Department of Zoology, Miami University-Hamilton, 1601 Peck Blvd, 45011, Hamilton, Ohio, USA

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  1. Department of Biology, University of Houston, 77004, Houston, Texas, USA

    R. E. Lee Jr, E. H. Bryant & J. G. Baust

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Acknowledgment. We thank Todd E. Nelson, student participant in the Space Shuttle Student Involvement Project, John T. Jackson, NASA/Johnson Space Center, and James R. Peterson, Honeywell, Inc. for providing us with the flies and information related to the in-flight experiments.

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Lee, R.E., Bryant, E.H. & Baust, J.G. Fecundity and longevity of houseflies after space flight. Experientia 41, 1191–1192 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01951723

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