Fruit Flies (Tephritidae): Phylogeny and Evolution of Behavior

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Fruit Flies (Tephritidae): Phylogeny and Evolution of Behavior Allen Norrbom, Martin Aluja
Type:	eBook
Released:	1999
Publisher:	CRC Press
Page Count:	987
Format:	pdf
Language:	English
ISBN-10:	0849312752
ISBN-13:	9780849312755

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.Fruit Flies (Tephritidae): Phylogeny ... Textbook 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.This volume is divided into eight sections: