Ryan L, Molyneux D H, Kuzoe F A
Tropenmed Parasitol. 1980 Mar;31(1):111-6.
Differences exist in the rate of wing fray, as shown by correlation with ovarian age as a time scale, and thus presumably flight activity, for Glossina pallidipes, G. f. fuscipes, G. morsitans, G. tachinoides, G. palpalis s.l. and G. palpalis gambiensis. The wings of females fray more slowly than males for all the above species. Female G. palpalis s.l. in the forest habitat of Ivory Coast seem on this basis to be considerably less active than other flies considered. G. p. gambiensis females are more active in the dry season, than the wet season in Upper Volta, as judged by wing fray and this is the first time a seasonal viration in rate of wing fray has been observed as far as we are aware.
如以卵巢年龄作为时间尺度与采采蝇翅磨损率的相关性所示，进而推测其飞行活动情况，冈比亚采采蝇、fuscipes亚种采采蝇、 morsitans采采蝇、tachinoides采采蝇、palpalis指名亚种采采蝇和palpalis冈比亚亚种采采蝇在翅磨损率方面存在差异。上述所有物种的雌性翅膀磨损速度均比雄性慢。据此看来，象牙海岸森林栖息地的指名亚种采采蝇雌性似乎比其他所研究的采采蝇活跃度低得多。根据翅磨损情况判断，冈比亚亚种采采蝇雌性在上沃尔特地区旱季比雨季更活跃，据我们所知，这是首次观察到翅磨损率的季节性变化。
