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Oviposition rhythm of individualDrosophila pseudoobscura

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D. pseudoobscura oviposits mostly during the day with some oviposition at night. Oviposition varies from tight clustering to loose scattering from different individuals. Daily oviposition ranges from good to poor to no eggs over 24 h. Althoug this species was an excellent model for the eclosion rhythm it does not serve as a good model for continued study of the oviposition rhythm under present experimental conditions.

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  1. Department of Biology, University of Minnesota at Duluth, 55812, Duluth, Minnesota, USA

    W. Fluegel

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I thank C.S. Pittendrigh for supplying me with a wild type culture ofD. pseudoobscura.

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Fluegel, W. Oviposition rhythm of individualDrosophila pseudoobscura. Experientia 40, 250–252 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01947565

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