Bioelectric Activity of the Central Nervous System in Normal and Diapausing Alfalfa Weevils

@article{Kutyna1966BioelectricAO,
  title={Bioelectric Activity of the Central Nervous System in Normal and Diapausing Alfalfa Weevils},
  author={F. Kutyna and A. S. Tombes},
  journal={Nature},
  year={1966},
  volume={212},
  pages={956-957}
}
As part of a comprehensive investigation of the physiology of summer diapause (aestivation) common to the alfalfa weevil (Hypera postica, Gyllenhal) in the south-east United States, we have examined the bioelectrical activity of its central nervous system. 
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