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IN British populations of the emperor dragonfly, Anax imperator Leach, the final larval instar is usually entered in August. A diapause follows, and metamorphosis is postponed until the following spring. In this way, emergence of the adult is closely synchronized1.
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Corbet, P. S., Nature, 174, 655 (1954); erratum, 174, 777 (1954).
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CORBET, P. A Critical Response to Changing Length of Day in an Insect. Nature 175, 338–339 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1038/175338b0
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