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Two experimental groups of Culiseta bergrothi Edw. larvae were kept under laboratory conditions, but in water from the breeding locality. The ‘donors’ were fed on a suspension of charcoal powder and baker's yeast; the ‘receivers’ had access to the faecal pellets of the donors. After 1.5 hours the gut of almost all receivers was more or less filled with charcoal particles. The possible consequences of the added yeast suspension to food choice and feeding behaviour are discussed.
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Nilsson, C. Coprophagy in larval Culiseta bergrothi (Diptera: Culicidae). Hydrobiologia 98, 267–269 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00021028
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