The Resource The secret life of flies, Erica McAlister
The secret life of flies, Erica McAlister
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The item The secret life of flies, Erica McAlister represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.
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- 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, and the unpredictable nature of their daily life. --Publisher description
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 248 pages
- Note
-
- Illustrated end papers
- "First published by the Natural History Museum, London"
- "Published exclusively in Australia and New Zealand by CSIRO Publishing"
- 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 Feeders
- Chapter 8 The Predators
- Chapter 9 The Parasites
- Chapter 10 The Sanguivores
- The End
- Isbn
- 9781486308026
- Label
- The secret life of flies
- Title
- The secret life of flies
- Statement of responsibility
- Erica McAlister
- Title variation
- Flies
- Language
- eng
- 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, and the unpredictable nature of their daily life. --Publisher description
- Cataloging source
- ANL
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1973-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- McAlister, Erica
- Dewey number
- 595.77
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
-
- CSIRO
- Natural History Museum (London, England)
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Flies
- Flies
- Flies
- Flies
- Diptera
- Diptera
- Diptera
- Label
- The secret life of flies, Erica McAlister
- Note
-
- Illustrated end papers
- "First published by the Natural History Museum, London"
- "Published exclusively in Australia and New Zealand by CSIRO Publishing"
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-244) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- still image
- text
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- 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 Feeders -- Chapter 8 The Predators -- Chapter 9 The Parasites -- Chapter 10 The Sanguivores -- The End
- Control code
- 000059029482
- Dimensions
- 21 cm.
- Extent
- 248 pages
- Isbn
- 9781486308026
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- colour illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)965442693
- Label
- The secret life of flies, Erica McAlister
- Note
-
- Illustrated end papers
- "First published by the Natural History Museum, London"
- "Published exclusively in Australia and New Zealand by CSIRO Publishing"
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-244) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- still image
- text
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- 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 Feeders -- Chapter 8 The Predators -- Chapter 9 The Parasites -- Chapter 10 The Sanguivores -- The End
- Control code
- 000059029482
- Dimensions
- 21 cm.
- Extent
- 248 pages
- Isbn
- 9781486308026
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- colour illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)965442693
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