{"product_id":"flies-the-natural-history-diversity-of-diptera-9781770851009","title":"Flies: The Natural History \u0026 Diversity of Diptera","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdvance praise for \u003ci\u003eFlies\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen A. Marshall has delivered one of the most beautiful and useful accounts of insect life ever written.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e -- Edward O. Wilson, Research Professor Emeritus, Harvard University\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Meticulously researched and illustrated with more than 2000 color photographs taken by the author, \u003ci\u003eFlies\u003c\/i\u003e is a landmark reference book that will be indispensable to any naturalist, biologist or entomologist. Most photographs in this encyclopedic reference were taken in the field and show the insects in their natural environment. All of the world's fly families are included, with photographic coverage spanning the range from common deer flies and fruit flies through to deadly tsetse flies and malaria mosquitoes, with thousands of spectacular species such as exotic stalk eyed flies, giant robber flies and hedgehog flies in between. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eFlies\u003c\/i\u003e is broken up into three parts: Life Histories, Habits and Habitats of Flies; Diversity; and Identifying and Studying Flies. The 20 pages of profusely illustrated keys linked to the unprecedented photographic coverage of the world's fly families and subfamilies enable the reader to identify most flies quickly and accurately, and to readily access information about each family as well as hundreds of distinctive genera and species. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eFlies\u003c\/i\u003e includes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Part 1: Life Histories, Habits and Habitats of Flies\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1 -- Life Histories of Flies\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2 -- Flies, Plants and Fungi\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3 -- Flies and Vertebrates\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4 -- Flies and Invertebrates\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Part 2: Diversity\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5 -- Origins and Distribution of the Diptera\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6 -- The Lower Diptera\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7 -- The Lower Brachycera and Empidoidea\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8 -- The Higher Brachycera or Cyclorrhapha\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Part 3: Identifying and Studying Flies\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9 -- Collecting, Preserving and Rearing Flies\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10 -- Identifying Fly Families\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eStephen A. Marshall\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of entomology at the University of Guelph, where he developed a major insect collection and carries out research on insect systematics and biodiversity. He has discovered hundreds of new species, several new genera and even two new subfamilies. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eInsects: Their Natural History and Diversity\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Firefly Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50545114120466,"sku":"9781770851009","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_92dbc9d8-9924-4aec-9d6e-2673e55c7e7a.jpg?v=1731541118","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/flies-the-natural-history-diversity-of-diptera-9781770851009","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}