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Rates of ovarian development in relation to temperature were determined for autogenous females of the screw‐worm fly, Chrysomya bezziana. Percentage durations of the different ovarian stages (scaled 2–10) were estimated on the basis of observed lengths of the developing oocytes. Mean durations (h) of each ovarian stage was determined at 20, 25, 28 and 35 °C. A model of ovarian development rate (%/d) in relation to temperature (T) is presented, the fitted curve being give by R(T) = EXP (–2.73 + 0.362T – 0.0055T2).
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Spradbery et al. (1991) studied this question.
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