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Bioelectric Activity of the Central Nervous System in Normal and Diapausing Alfalfa Weevils

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As part of a comprehensive investigation of the physiology of summer diapause (aestivation) common to the alfalfa weevil (Hypera postica, Gyllenhal) in the south-east United States, we have examined the bioelectrical activity of its central nervous system.

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  1. FRANCIS A. KUTYNA

    Present address: Department of Physiology, Medical College of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina

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  1. Department of Entomology and Zoology, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina

    FRANCIS A. KUTYNA & AVERETT S. TOMBES

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KUTYNA, F., TOMBES, A. Bioelectric Activity of the Central Nervous System in Normal and Diapausing Alfalfa Weevils. Nature 212, 956–957 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/212956a0

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