1st Edition

Fruit Flies (Tephritidae) Phylogeny and Evolution of Behavior

Edited By Martin Aluja, Allen Norrbom Copyright 2001
    988 Pages
    by CRC Press

    988 Pages
    by CRC Press

    Fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) are among the most destructive agricultural pests in the world, eating their way through acres and acres of citrus and other fruits at an alarming rate and forcing food and agriculture agencies to spend millions of dollars in control and management measures. But until now, the study of fruit flies has been traditionally biased towards applied aspects (e.g., management, monitoring, and mass rearing)-understandable, given the tremendous economic impact of this species.


    This work is the first that comprehensively addresses the study of the phylogeny and the evolution of fruit fly behavior. An international group of highly renowned scientists review the current state of knowledge and include considerable new findings on various aspects of fruit fly behavior, phylogeny and related subjects. In the past, the topics of phylogeny and evolution of behavior were barely addressed, and when so, often superficially. Fruit Flies (Tephritidae): Phylogeny and Evolution of Behavior is a definitive treatment, covering all behaviors in a broad range of tephritids.

    General Framework. Higher Relationships of Tephritidae. Subfamilies Blepharoneurinae and Phytalmiinae. Subfamily Trypetinae. Subfamily Dacinae. Subfamily Tephritinae. Evolution of Behavior. Glossary

    Biography

    Martín Aluja, Allen L. Norrbom