Natural History of Flies

Name: Natural History of Flies
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ISBN: 9780393003758

ISBN-10: 0393003752

ISBN-13: 9780393003758

Edition: 2011

Authors: Harold Oldroyd

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Flies that have any direct effect on Man are only a small proportion of the eighty to one hundred thousand species which constitute the Order Diptera. "To discuss adequately a group so rich and varied it is necessary to particularize, mentioning the names of species, genera, families or larger groups," writes Professor Oldroyd. Yet, he has tried to present more of a picture of flies in evolution than a discussion of classification and arrangement. Part One is a general description of flies and their life histories: eggs, larvae, pupae, and adult flies. Part Two surveys the flies in sixteen groups, in what appears to be an ascending order of evolution, as seen from the viewpoint of natural…

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List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/17/1966
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 372
Size: 5.00" wide x 8.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.902
Language: English