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Construction and Evaluation of a New Laboratory System for Rearing Mayflies

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A new laboratory system was developed for rearing adults of Australian Leptophlebiidae (Ephemeroptera). The space-efficient chambers, made from readily available materials, are an inexpensive alternative to conventional rearing systems and worked just as well, and in many cases better, than a comparable larger system. Genera differed significantly in rearing success. No genera were significantly affected by the rearing conditions except Austrophlebioides Campbell and Suter (1988), which responded strongly to all external factors. This suggests that a more restricted environmental regime may be required to maximise emergence success for this genus. Sex ratios were biased towards females for all genera, indicating the possible occurrence of parthenogenesis in Australian Leptophlebiidae.

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Finlay, K.J. (2001). Construction and Evaluation of a New Laboratory System for Rearing Mayflies. In: Domínguez, E. (eds) Trends in Research in Ephemeroptera and Plecoptera. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1257-8_28

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