The secret life of flies / Erica McAlister.
The secret life of flies / Erica McAlister.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Clayton South, Victoria First published by the Natural History Museum, London, published exclusively in Australia and New Zealand by CSIRO Publishing, 2017.
Call Numbers
H 2017/1458
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MMS ID
Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
248 pages : colour illustrations ; 20 cm.
Content type
still image
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction -- Chapter 1 The Immature Ones (Maggots) -- Chapter 2 The Pollinators -- Chapter 3 The Detritivores (feeders on dead material) -- Chapter 4 The Coprohages (dung/faeces eaters) -- Chapter 5 The Necrophages (feeders on dead animals) -- Chapter 6 The Vegetarians -- Chapter 7 The Fungi Feed...
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Publisher
Clayton South, Victoria First published by the Natural History Museum, London, published exclusively in Australia and New Zealand by CSIRO Publishing, 2017.
Place of Publication
Victoria
Date Published
2017.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
In The Secret Life of Flies entomologist Erica McAlister gets under the wings of these crucial creatures as she adventures into the land of the fly. From hungry herbivores and precocious pollinators to robber flies, danceflies and the much maligned mosquito, she describes the different types of fly, their unique and often unusual characteristics, a...
Alternative Titles
Full title
The secret life of flies / Erica McAlister.
Portion of title
Flies.
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Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Illustrated end papers.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-244) and index.
Mitchell Library copy: Jacket filed 2017.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2017
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Call Numbers
H 2017/1458
Record Identifier
74VKVaX70yOg
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVaX70yOg
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9781486308026
DDC
595.77
MMS ID
991024102509502626
