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Radiolsotopes as metabolic labels for Glossina (Diptera: Glossinidae). I. Laboratory determination of the relationship between radioisotope metabolism, respiration and temperature

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

P. Taylor
P. Taylor
Affiliation:
Zoology Department, University of Rhodesia, Box MP 167, Mount Pleasant, Salisbury, Rhodesia*
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Abstract

The turnover of the radioisotope 137Cs is shown to be of a one-component nature and to be positively correlated with temperature for males of both Glossina morsitans Westw. and G. pallidipes Aust. A direct correlation with oxygen consumption is also demonstrated, and the relation for both species may be described by the same regression line. The feasibility of using 137Cs as a metabolic label for tsetse is therefore confirmed, and it is suggested that the predictive nature of the relationship between radioisotope turnover and metabolism may extend beyond closely related species.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 68 , Issue 1 , April 1978 , pp. 1 - 10
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1978

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