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The Natural History of Flies

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Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1964 - Diptera - 324 pages

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A classic, Oldroyd has his own view of the flies world and evolution that reveals a deep, if idiosyncratic, knowledge. Read full review

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Contents

THE PATTERN OF FLIES
3
THE LIFEHISTORY OF FLIES
12
CRANEFLIES
29
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The natural history of flies
The natural history of flies
Harold Oldroyd
Snippet view - 1964
The Natural History of Flies
The Natural History of Flies
Harold Oldroyd
No preview available - 1966

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TitleThe Natural History of Flies
The World naturalist
AuthorHarold Oldroyd
PublisherWeidenfeld & Nicolson, 1964
Original fromthe University of California
Digitized9 May 2007
Length324 pages
  
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