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Preface.. Part I Phylogeny.. 1 Phylogenetic position of diptera : review of the evidence.. 2 Phylogeny and evolution of diptera : recent insights and new perspectives.. 3 Role of dipterology in phylogenetic systematics : the insight of Willi Hennig.. Part II Genomics and developmental biology.. 4 The genomes of díptera.. 5 Evolutionary developmental biology of the diptera : the "model clade" approach.. 6 Transposable elements and the evolution of dipteran genomes.. 7 Evolution and development of the dipteran nervous system.. 8 Dipteran sex chromosomes in evolutionary developmental biology.. Part III Evolutionary ecology and biogeography.. 9 Fossil history and evolutionary ecology of diptera and their associations with plants.. 10 Biogeographic patterns in the evolution of dipteral.. 11 Sexual selection and the evolution of mating systems in flies.. 12 Ecological genetics of host use in dipteral.. 13 Invasive diptera : using molecular markers to investigate cryptic species and the global spread of introduced flies.. 14 Guild analyses of dipteran assemblages : a rationale and investigation of seasonality and stratification in selected rainforest faunas.. List of Contributors.. Index

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. Inglés