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Grafting and regeneration experiments on prothoracic legs of the cricketTeleogryllus commodus (Walker) demonstrate: a) that the legs retain their identity, as indicated by formation of tympanal cuticle in the adult, when transplanted to the site of a mesothoracic leg in immature animals, and b) that the presence of tympanal cuticle on a regenerate leg depends on the instar of amputation.
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I thank Mike Bate for the helpful discussion throughout the project and Carmen Vilcins for excellent technical assistance.
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Ball, E.E. Development of the auditory tympana in the cricketTeleogryllus commodus (Walker): Experiments on regeneration and transplantation. Experientia 35, 324–325 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01964328
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