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The intimate association between a blood meal and ovulation in all female mosquitos, with the exception of a few (de Buck, Roubaud) has been clearly recognised; but the peculiar manner in which the presence of blood in the stomach can influence the formation of eggs is not understood. Two explanations may be suggested: it may either act as a physico-chemical stimulus to the ovarian follicles, or certain constituents in the blood may furnish some nutrient material for the development of the eggs.
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