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THE word “spontaneous” is often applied to the activity of tsetse in the field without it being certain that such activity is not environmentally stimulated. During a laboratory study of circadian rhythms in adult tsetse, however, it has now been possible to confirm that flies do move in the near environmental vacuum of constant temperature, humidity, darkness, noise and, probably, smell.
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BRADY, J. Characteristics of Spontaneous Activity in Tsetse Flies. Nature 228, 286–287 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/228286a0
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