The World Oestridae (Diptera), Mammals and Continental Drift

The World Oestridae (Diptera), Mammals and Continental Drift by N. Papavero.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Papavero, N. (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 1977.
Edition:	1st ed. 1977.
Series:	Series Entomologica ; 14 Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:	Animal systematics. Animal taxonomy. Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:	Click to view e-book
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Table of Contents:

A. History, Folklore, Biology
I. History of knowledge about Oestroidea
II. Popular knowledge about the Oestroidea
III. Biology of the Oestroidea—The phenomenon of aggregation
IV. References
B. Systematics and phylogeny of the Oestridae
I. Key to subfamilies
II. Subfamily Cephenemyiinae Townsend
III. Subfamily Tracheomyiinae, new
IV. Subfamily Pharyngobolinae, new
V. Subfamily Oestrinae Leach
VI. Phylogeny of the Oestridae
VII. Bibliography of Oestridae
C. Characteristics of the hosts of Oestridae
I. List of present hosts
II. General considerations about the hosts
III. References
D. Hypothetical history of Oestridae evolution
I. Origin and diversification of the family
II. The problem of the present absence of Oestridae in South America
III. The problem of the presence of Oestridae in Australia
IV. Evolution in Africa
V. Evolution in Eurasia and North America
VI. References
Abstract.