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Mean (±1 s.e.) growth rate of Manduca sexta larvae as a function of temperature. (a) Short-term (24 h) growth rate (corrected for initial mass) at the start of the 5th instar, for larvae reared from hatching at constant (25°C: solid line, circles) or fluctuating (25°C ± 10°C: dotted line, squares) rearing temperatures. (b) Long-term (hatching to wandering) larval growth rate at constant temperatures. From [41].
