The Evolutionary Biology of Flies

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Publisher:  Columbia University Press
Number Of Pages:  440
Publication Date:  2005-05-27
Sales Rank:  712096
ISBN / ASIN:  0231127006
EAN:  9780231127004
Binding:  Hardcover
Manufacturer:  Columbia University Press
Studio:  Columbia University Press
Average Rating:  5

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.
Review:
The Best Overall Single Volume on the Subject
That annoying fly that buzzes around your head until you reach for the fly swatter has a long history behind it. Flies have been buzzing around for at least 250 million years. There are now some 150 families, with 150,000 defined species. Flies have been studied as long, if not longer, than any similar organism. There have been so many studies that it is difficult for individual researchers to gain a broad perspective on the organisms they study.
This book is an attempt to bring together contributions from a diverst group of scientists in a single volume. The book is broken into three broad units: Phylogeny, Genomics and Developmental Biology, and Evolutionary Ecology and Biogrography.
In each of these parts, leading researchers have written articles that cover the main areas where research is being conducted. Yeates and Wiegmann edited this collection and contributed one article of their own. The other articles are written by specialists in their particular area and have been peer reviewed by a distinguished panel of scientists. Each chapter ends with an extensive list of references that can be used for further study.
This volume is the best single volume work that provides a general overall view of the subject that I've seen.
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