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XIV.—Quantitative Characters of the Growth and Development of a Paurometabolous Insect, Dixippus (Carausius) morosus Br. et Redt. I. The Loss of Water in relation to Ecdysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 June 2012

Beverley N. Smallman
Beverley N. Smallman
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Department of Zoology, McGill University.
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Water economy is a necessary complement of terrestrial life, for the limits of life upon land are, in part, determined by the organism's ability to utilize and conserve the water of its environment. For small organisms of terrestrial habit, the large surface-to-mass ratio and consequent surface evaporation makes the problem of water conservation particularly acute. It is therefore remarkable that the insects constitute the most numerous and varied group of terrestrial animals; and it follows that their success is, in large part, due to their ability to utilize and conserve water in widely divergent environments.

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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Section B: Biological Sciences , Volume 61 , Issue 2 , 1942 , pp. 167 - 185
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1942

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