The effect on the carrying capacity , when the food is regularly supplied to the flies in culture bottle, and the factors affecting the carrying capacity of flies in the culture bottle. Introduction: The carrying capacity can be defined as the maximum number of the organism that can be supported by the resources present in a certain environment. All the physical factors such as temperature, food availability, presence of gases in environment and the amount of waste determine the carrying capacity.

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The effect on the carrying capacity, when the food is regularly supplied to the flies in culture bottle, and the factors affecting the carrying capacity of flies in the culture bottle.

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The carrying capacity can be defined as the maximum number of the organism that can be supported by the resources present in a certain environment. All the physical factors such as temperature, food availability, presence of gases in environment and the amount of waste determine the carrying capacity.

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