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008			120528t2011 enkab f b 001 0 eng d
020			_a9780521867856 (hbk.)
039		9	_a201212061032 _bfauzi _c201211161640 _dfauzi _y201205281250 _zsafura
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090			_aQL537.S365 B56 2011
245	0	0	_aBiology of snail-killing sciomyzidae flies / _c[edited by] Lloyd Vernon Knutson, Jean-Claude Vala
260			_aCambridge ; _aNew York : _bCambridge University Press, _c2011
300			_axix, 506 p. : _bill. (some col.), maps ; _c26 cm. + _e1 CD-ROM
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 461-496) and index
520			_a"Written for academic researchers and graduate students in entomology, this is the first comprehensive analysis of Sciomyzid flies. Sciomyzid flies are important as prime candidates for the biological control of snails and slugs that help transmit diseases such as schistosomiasis or are important agricultural pests. They also serve as a paradigm for the study of the evolution of feeding behavior in predatory insects. Starting with analyses of malacophagy in general and then in Diptera specifically, all important aspects of the Sciomyzidae are discussed, including behavior, ecology, life cycles, morphology, and identification. New behavioral and morphological classifications and hypotheses are proposed on the basis of unpublished information and a complete analysis of the extensive literature. Also included are keys to adults, larvae and puparia and a checklist of world species, with information on geographical range and the location of type specimens. The accompanying DVD includes Clifford O. Berg’s classic film on the biology of Sciomyzidae and biological control of snails"-- Provided by publisher
650		0	_aSciomyzidae
650		0	_aSnales _xBiological control
650		0	_aSnales as pests
700	1		_aKnutson, Lloyd
700	1		_aVala, Jean-Claude
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