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Original Articles

Studies on the Biting Habits of Chrysops

V.—The Biting-Cycles and Infection Rates of C. Silacea, C. Dimidiata, C. Langi and C. Centurionis at Canopy Level in the Rain-Forest at Bombe, British Cameroons

Pages 24-35 | Received 20 Jul 1957, Published online: 17 Mar 2016

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