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CHAPTER III THE RATE OF GROWTH

and the sooner they metamorphose, Barfû¥rth has pointed out the curious fact that a short spell of starvation, just before metamorphosis is due, appears to hasten the change.

A line graph plotting an organism's weight in milligrams against time in days, showing growth until a sharp drop at metamorphosis.

The negative growth, or actual loss of bulk and weight which often, and perhaps always, accompanies metamorphosis, is well shewn in the case of the eel35. The

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