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Thesis pres6nted in parti~~
ful£ilmen~ :t tha ;r.-eqniraments for the deg~ee of Me~ Sc.
Uesse.;r AE;rieultU:eal Oollege1 University of No Zealand.
1950
MASSEY AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE liBRARY
PALMERSTON NORTH. N.Z.
Number Class Location
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measurements groups
presence of
is the
procedure. 89,
des
111
141
151
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166
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TMJtE OF l!"'IGURlil§.
£ate of gro~th in length of ~~ liy~a!~·
2, Growth CUl'ves of the :00~ and. Cat strain of .e_\~oan~.
3.
4.
3. Growth of the larval stages of A, ~~-
,i,num 2..t 23°0. 6.
5, Co~nparison of .Range t Me':ln and Standard
deviations for male populations, 63.
6. Comparison of Range, Mean and. Sta dard
dev-i~tiong for female popula-tions. 64, 6A. J!'our tb. stag and. a._ l t lar~ae at 8 and 9 d.~s ~ 67 A.
7 • Distributions of tho n bars of eggs per female~ 80.
8
10"
11.
12.
13.
.,4 ..t. •
Di3 tribution of male Fourth s ta.ge larvae.
Dis tributiun f :female Fourth stage larvae.
Velocity ourve of gr wth.
The ,growth curves ealculahd. fl'o the 1ogi tic equa:tions.
Ueans of male populations (nur:~bers are thooe of individual hosts).
.ik'Lea.n. of f emale populations (nu:rtbar are
those of individual hosts).
86.
143A.
144A.
152A.
152:8~