Tephritidae - Phylogeny and Evolution of Behavior

Fruit Flies (Tephritidae): Phylogeny and Evolution of Behavior
Martin Aluja, Allen Norrbom
1st edition
984 pages
ISBN-13: 978-0849312755
ISBN-10: 0849312752

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.



Table of Contents

Section 1: General Framework
Phylogenetic Relationships Among the Families of the Superfamily Tephritoidea
Breeding Habits and Sex in Families Closely Related to the Tephritidae: Opportunities for Comparative Studies on the Evolution of Fruit Fly Behavior
Behavior of Tephritid Flies: A Historical Perspective

Section 2: Higher Relationships of Tephritidae
Phylogenetic Relationships Among Higher Groups of Tephritidae
Nucleotide Sequence Data as a Tool to Test Phylogenetic Relationships Among Higher Groups of Tephritidae: A Case Study Using Mitochondrial Ribosomal DNA

Section 3: Subfamilies Blepharoneurinae and Phytalmiinae
Phylogeny of the Subfamily Blepharoneurinae
Behavior of Flies in the Genus Blepharoneura (Blepharoneurinae)
The Evolution of Antlers in Tephritid Flies

Section 4: Subfamily Trypetinae
Phylogeny of the Subtribe Carpomyina (Trypetinae), Emphasizing Relationships of the Genus Rhagoletis
Behavior of Flies of the Genera Rhagoletis, Zonosemata and Carpomya (Trypetinae: Carpomyina)
Phylogeny and Behavior of Flies in the Tribe Trypetini (Trypetinae)
Phylogeny of the Genera Anastrepha and Toxotrypana (Trypetinae: Toxotrypanini) based on morphology
Phylogeny of the Genera Anastrepha and Toxotrypana (Trypetinae: Toxotrypanini) based upon 16SrRNA Mitochondrial DNA
Behavior of Flies in the Genus Toxotrypana (Trypetinae: Toxotrypanini)
Behavior of Flies in the Genus Anastrepha (Trypetinae: Toxotrypanini)

Section 5: Subfamily Dacinae
Phylogeny of the Genus Ceratitis (Dacinae: Ceratitidini)
Behavior of Flies in the Genus Ceratitis (Dacinae: Ceratitidini)
Sexual Behavior and Sexual Selection in the Mediterranean Fruit Fly, Ceratitis capitata (Dacinae: Ceratitidini)
Phylogeny of the Tribe Dacini (Dacinae) Based on Morphological, Distributional and Biological Data
Morphological Features of the Dacini (Dacinae): Their Significance to Behavior and Classification
The Biology and Behavior of Flies in the Tribe Dacini (Dacinae)

Section 6: Subfamily Tephritinae
Phylogeny of the Subfamily Tephritinae: Relationships of the Tribes and Subtribes
A Generic Reclassification and Phylogeny of the Tribe Myopitini (Tephritinae)
Phylogeny of the Paleartic and Afrotropical Genera of the Tephritis Group (Tephritinae: Tephritini)
Behavior of Flies in the Subfamily Tephritinae

Section 7: Evolution of Behavior
Genetic Population Structure in the Tephritidae
The Evolution of Fruit Fly Feeding Behavior
Topics in the Evolution of Sexual Behavior in the Tephritidae
Sexual Pheromones of Tephritid Flies: Clues to Unravel Phylogeny and Behavior
Evolution of Fruit Fly Oviposition Behavior
Changes in Sexual Behavior and Life History Traits of Tephritid Species Caused by Mass-rearing Processes
Sexual Selection and Speciation in Hawaiian Drosophila (Drosophilidae): A Model System for Research in Tephritidae

Section 8
Glossary

Index