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Harold Oldroyd. Chapter 15 Vegetable- and Fruit - Flies THERE IS NO REAL division between these families and those of the preceding chapter . Lines of evolution in acalyptrate flies are little understood , and undoubtedly such larval ...
Harold Oldroyd. Chapter 15 Vegetable- and Fruit - Flies THERE IS NO REAL division between these families and those of the preceding chapter . Lines of evolution in acalyptrate flies are little understood , and undoubtedly such larval ...
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... Chapter may be a convenient place to mention a group of South American flies which have developed maternal incu- bation of the larva in a way that is less complete and less efficient than that of the tsetses . One large larva at a time ...
... Chapter may be a convenient place to mention a group of South American flies which have developed maternal incu- bation of the larva in a way that is less complete and less efficient than that of the tsetses . One large larva at a time ...
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... Chapter 15. Here the mechanism of entry is different . When the chill of autumn touches the grass the tiny flies take to the air in great num- bers , but being much weaker fliers than the muscoid flies , they are carried away by the ...
... Chapter 15. Here the mechanism of entry is different . When the chill of autumn touches the grass the tiny flies take to the air in great num- bers , but being much weaker fliers than the muscoid flies , they are carried away by the ...
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THE PATTERN OF FLIES 3 | 3 |
THE LIFEHISTORY OF FLIES | 12 |
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