Drosophila : a guide to species identification and use / Therese A. Markow, Patrick M. O'Grady.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Markow, Therese Ann.

Contributor:

O'Grady, Patrick M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drosophila.

Drosophilidae.

Drosophila--Laboratory manuals.

Genetics--Research.

Genetics.

Genomics--Methodology.

Genomics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (268 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, UK ; Burlington, MA : Elsevier Academic Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

Ch. 1. Phylogenetic relationships of drosophilidae

Ch. 2. Morphological characters

Ch. 3. Key to species

Ch. 4. Collecting Drosophila in the wild

Ch. 5. Distribution

Ch. 6. Handling wild-caught specimens

Ch. 7. Life history variation

Ch. 8. How to use ecological and life history information to rear flies

Ch. 9. Dietary considerations

Ch. 10. Avoiding experimental artifacts : using information about life history and other differences in experimental design

Ch. 11. Troubleshooting

Ch. 12. Links to sources for supplies and equipment.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-63794-3

9786610637942

0-08-045409-7

OCLC:

475999764