The Evolutionary Biology of Flies

David K. Yeates, Brian Wiegmann

440 pages, parution le 27/07/2005

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"Flies have been at the heart of profound biological discovery. They are structurally and ecologically more diverse than all other orders of insects; they are paradigm organisms in genetics and physiology; they are the most effective vectors of diseases; and they have been the focus of revolutionary thinkers like Willi Hennig. This book integrates for the first time the remarkable biology of flies and brings the study of these insects to a new level. "

-David Grimaldi, American Museum of Natural History, author of Evolution of Insects

Flies (Dipteria) have had an important role in deepening scientists'understanding of modern biology and evolution. The study of flies has figured prominently in major advances in the fields of molecular evolution, physiology, genetics, phylogenetics, and ecology over the last century.

This volume, with contributions from top scientists and scholars in the field, brings together diverse aspects of research and will be essential reading for entomologists and fly researchers.

L'auteur - David K. Yeates

David K. Yeates is Schlinger Fellow in Insect Systematics and a principal research scientist in the Australian National Insect Collection in the Division of Entomology, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization. He has published over eighty papers on the systematics and biology of flies and other insects.

L'auteur - Brian Wiegmann

Brian Wiegmann is associate professor in the Entomology Department at North Carolina State University. His research is focused on fly phylogeny and the molecular evolution of fly genes.

Sommaire

Phylogeny
- Phylogenetic position of diptera : review of the evidence
- Phylogeny and evolution of diptera : recent insights and new perspectives
- Role of dipterology in phylogenetic systematics : the insight of Willi Hennig
Genomics and developmental biology
- The genomes of diptera
- Evolutionary developmental biology of the diptera : the "model clade" approach
- Transposable elements and the evolution of dipteran genomes
- Evolution and development of the dipteran nervous system
- Dipteran sex chromosomes in evolutionary developmental biology
Evolutionary ecology and biogeography
- Fossil history and evolutionary ecology of diptera and their associations with plants
- Biogeographic patterns in the evolution of diptera
- Sexual selection and the evolution of mating systems in flies
- Ecological genetics of host use in diptera
- Invasive diptera : using molecular markers to investigate cryptic species and the global spread of introduced flies
- Guild analyses of dipteran assemblages : a rationale and investigation of seasonality and stratification in selected rainforest faunas

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Éditeur(s)	Columbia University Press
Auteur(s)	David K. Yeates, Brian Wiegmann
Parution	27/07/2005
Nb. de pages	440
Format	16 x 24
Couverture	Relié
Poids	760g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780231127004
ISBN13	978-0-231-12700-4