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THE X-ray sensitivities of two ecologically similar species of flour beetles, Tribolium confusum (Chicago ‘Standard’ strain) and Tribolium castaneum (Brazil CT strain), were compared at eight different ages which span the life-cycle.
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ERDMAN, H. Comparative X-ray Sensitivity of Tribolium confusum and T. castaneum (Coleoptera : Tenebrionidae) at Different Developmental Stages during their Life-cycle. Nature 195, 1218 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/1951218a0
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