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XV.—The Distribution and Biology of Drosophilidæ (Diptera) in Scotland, including a New Species of Drosophila

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 July 2012

E. B. Basden
E. B. Basden
Affiliation:
Institute of Animal Genetics, West Mains Boad, Edinburgh.
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The paper presents the results of an investigation of the distribution and biology of flies of the family Drosophilidæ in Scotland. Methods of sampling the population are described and notes are given on the breeding of many species in the laboratory. All earlier records of Drosophilidæ in Scotland are brought together for the first time, and the new species, Drosophila silvestris, is described.

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Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of The Royal Society of Edinburgh , Volume 62 , Issue 3 , 1955 , pp. 603 - 654
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1955

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