A continuously recording respirometer, used to measure oxygen consumption and estimate locomotor activity in tsetse flies, Glossina morsitans |
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| Authors: | PAUL TAYLOR |
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| Institution: | Zoology Department, University of Rhodesia, Salisbury, Rhodesia |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACT. The construction of a continuously recording respirometer is described. The oxygen consumption patterns of male tsetse flies recorded with this apparatus generally match their patterns of locomotor activity previously reported from actograph data and direct observation. Clear signs of a diel rhythm, in a light cycle, were still apparent at the low temperature of 15°C. |
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