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OverviewFruit 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Martin Aluja , Allen NorrbomPublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc Imprint: CRC Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 5.80cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 1.980kg ISBN: 9780849312755ISBN 10: 0849312752 Pages: 988 Publication Date: 20 December 1999 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews"""The editors had high expectations from the start, and the resulting book exceeded those expectations Whew - quite a book, unlike anything else in the Diptera literature! a comparable book does not exist Students of the family will be mulling over and digesting these chapters for decades to come. The framework laid here by the phylogenetic analyses will likely lead to rapid progress in clarifying evolutionary relationships Anyone who has ever collected and marveled at these beautiful insects, or watched some display of their behavior and wondered what motivated it, will find cause for reflection by reading this book, and hopefully be inspired to return to the scene to more fully explore and attempt to related it to what he has read here."" -Gary J. Steck, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Gainesville in Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington" The editors had high expectations from the start, and the resulting book exceeded those expectations Whew - quite a book, unlike anything else in the Diptera literature! a comparable book does not exist Students of the family will be mulling over and digesting these chapters for decades to come. The framework laid here by the phylogenetic analyses will likely lead to rapid progress in clarifying evolutionary relationships Anyone who has ever collected and marveled at these beautiful insects, or watched some display of their behavior and wondered what motivated it, will find cause for reflection by reading this book, and hopefully be inspired to return to the scene to more fully explore and attempt to related it to what he has read here. -Gary J. Steck, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Gainesville in Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington Author InformationMartín Aluja, Allen L. Norrbom Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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