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The seasonal incidence of Spaniotoma minima (Chironomidae) is dominated by a series of very persistent peak periods which are due to successions of generations running and alternating with one another. A theoretical case is developed which proves that the insect must behave in this way. The phenomenon is probably common in rapidly breeding insects.
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Ll. Lloyd (1941) studied this question.
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