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A Guide to Species Identification and Use
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By
Therese Markow, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, U.S.A.
Patrick O'Grady, Department of Biology, University of Vermont, Burlington, U.S.A.
Description
Anyone wishing to tap the research potential of the hundreds of Drosophila species in addition to D.melanogaster will finally have a single
comprehensive resource for identifying, rearing and using this diverse group of insects. This is the only group of higher eukaryotes
for which the genomes of 12 species have been sequenced.
The fruitfly Drosophila melanogaster continues to be one of the greatest sources
of information regarding the principles of heredity that apply to all animals, including humans. In reality, however, over a thousand
different species of Drosophila exist, each with the potential to make their own unique contributions to the rapidly changing fields
of genetics and evolution. This book, by providing basic information on how to identify and breed these other fruitflies, will allow
investigators to take advantage, on a large scale, of the valuable qualities of these other Drosophila species and their newly developed
genomic resources to address critical scientific questions.
Audience
Geneticists, Evolutionary Biologists, Developmental, Biologists, Ecologists
Contents
Part 1: How to look at flies
Chapter 1: Phylogenetic relationships
Chapter 2: Atlas of male and female Drosophila, with terms of morphological
characters
Chapter 3: Keys to species
Part 2: How to collect wild flies
Chapter 4: Collection methods (baiting, sweeping, permits,
transport)
Chapter 5: Distributions of major groups (geographic and habitat)
Chapter 6: Handling wild-caught specimens (living cultures,
vouchers, preservation)
Part 3: How to use living flies
Chapter 7: Life history variability
Chapter 8: How to use ecological and
life history information in fly husbandry
Chapter 9: Culture media recipes
Chapter 10: How to use life history and behavioral information
in experimental design
Chapter 11: Trouble shooting: dealing with culturing problems
Part 4: Resources
Chapter 12: Links to sources
for supplies, equipment
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Spiral Bound, 272 pages, publication date: NOV-2005
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-473052-6
ISBN-10: 0-12-473052-3
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS
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