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Development of visual sensitivity in the fly,Sarcophaga bullata

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Ontogeny of light response in the compound eyes of the fly,Sarcophaga bullata was investigated. Even though the eyes are structurally differentiated before eclosion they become electrophysiologically functional only after eclosion.

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  1. Department of Biology, University of New Brunswick, E3B 6E1, Fredericton, Canada

    P. Sivasubramanian & W. S. Stark

  2. Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, 65211, Columbia, Missouri, USA

    P. Sivasubramanian & W. S. Stark

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  1. P. Sivasubramanian
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Supported by grants from University of New Brunswick and NSERC to P.S. and NIH grant DHHS-1-RO1-EY 03408-03 to W.S.S. We would like to thank Mark Biagi and Roger Smith for technical assistance.

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Sivasubramanian, P., Stark, W.S. Development of visual sensitivity in the fly,Sarcophaga bullata. Experientia 39, 1318–1319 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01990392

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