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HOUSEFLY MEMORY

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

R. H. Wright
R. H. Wright
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6822 Blenheim St., Vancouver, British Columbia V6N 1R7
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H. Mourier (1965) described a “novelty effect” in the response of houseflies, Musca domestica L., to a “new object” (usually a 15×15 cm square black tile) placed on the floor of their cage. On its first introduction into their familiar environment, the tile appeared highly attractive and received many visits. The number of visits thereafter decreased and approached a constant level after about 20 min. If the tile was then removed and replaced after an interval of less than 5 min there was no novelty receptivity, but this gradually returned as the time the tile was out of the cage was more and more extended. After 40–60 minutes the response was equal to the “new object” attractiveness. The flies did not seem to miss the tile when it was removed (Mourier, pers. comm., 1971).

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 106 , Issue 2 , February 1974 , pp. 223 - 224
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1974

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