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The Evolutionary Biology of Flies

Edited by David. K. Yeates and Brian M. Wiegmann

"Flies have been at the heart of profound biological discovery. They are structurally and ecologically more diverse than all other orders of insects; they are paradigm organisms in genetics and physiology; they are the most effective vectors of diseases; and they have been the focus of revolutionary thinkers like Willi Hennig. This book integrates for the first time the remarkable biology of flies and brings the study of these insects to a new level. "

— David Grimaldi, American Museum of Natural History, author of Evolution of Insects

"By so smoothly covering every aspect of the evolutionary biology of flies, this book certainly lives up to its title."

— Donald A. Windsor, Science Books & Films

Major Lab Publications

Scheffer, S. J., I. S. Winkler, and B. M. Wiegmann. 2007. Phylogenetic relationships within the leaf-mining flies (Diptera: Agromyzidae) inferred from sequence data from multiple genes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 42: 756-775.

Moulton, J. K. and B. M. Wiegmann. 2007. The phylogenetic relationships of flies in the superfamily Empidoidea (Insecta: Diptera). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, in press.

Schnell e Schuehli, G., Carvalho, C. J. B., and B. M. Wiegmann. 2007. Molecular Phylogenetics of the Muscidae: New Ideas in a Congruence Context. Invertebrate Systematics, In press.

Winterton, S. L., Wiegmann, B. M., and E. I. Schlinger. 2007. Phylogeny and Bayesian divergence time estimations of small-headed flies (Diptera: Acroceridae) using multiple molecular markers. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, in press.

Petersen, F. T., R. Meier, S. N. Kutty, and B. M. Wiegmann 2007. The phylogeny and evolution of host choice in the Hippoboscoidea (Diptera) as reconstructed using four molecular markers. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, submitted.

Fan, C., Q. Xiang, D. L. Remington, M. D. Purugganan, and B. M. Wiegmann. 2006. Evolutionary patterns in the antR-Cor gene in the dwarf dogwood complex (Cornus, Cornaceae) Genetica. In press (available online).

Yeates, D. K., and Wiegmann, B. M. (2005). Phylogeny and evolution of Diptera: recent insights and new perspectives, in Yeates, D. K. and B. M. Wiegmann, eds. The Evolutionary Biology of Flies. Columbia University Press.

Laamanen, T. R., R. Meier, M. A. Miller, A. Hille, and B. M. Wiegmann. 2005. Phylogenetic analysis of Themira (Sepsidae: Diptera): sensitivity analysis, alignment, and indel treatment in a multigene study. Cladistics, 21:258-271.

Fan, C., M. D. Purugganan , D. T. Thomas, B. M. Wiegmann, and (J.) Q. Xiang 2004. Heterogeneous evolution of the Myc-like Anthocyanin regulatory gene and its phylogenetic utility in Cornus L. (Cornaceae) Heterogeneous evolution of the Myc-like Anthocyanin regulatory gene and its phylogenetic utility in Cornus L. (Cornaceae) Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Volume 33: 580-594.

Savage, J., T. A. Wheeler, and B. M. Wiegmann. 2004. Phylogenetic analysis of the genus Thricops Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) based on molecular and morphological characters. Systematic Entomology 29: 395-414. pdf

Cryan, J. R., B. M. Wiegmann, L. L. Deitz, C. H. Dietrich, and M. F. Whiting. 2004. Treehopper trees: phylogeny of Membracidae (Hemiptera: Cicadomorpha: Membracoidea) based on molecules and morphology. Systematic Entomology 19: 1-14.  (in press)

Moulton, J. K. and B. M. Wiegmann. 2004. Evolution and phylogenetic utility of cad (rudimentary) among Mesozoic-aged eremoneuran Diptera (Insecta). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 31: 363-378. pdf

Wiegmann, B. M., Yeates, D. K., Thorne, J. L., and H. Kishino. 2003. Time flies: A new molecular time-scale for fly evolution without a clock. Systematic Biology 52: 745-756. pdf

Yeates, D. K. R. Meier, and B. M. Wiegmann. 2003. Phylogeny of true flies (Diptera): A 250 million year old success story in terrestrial diversification. Entomologische Abhandlungen 61: 170-172.

Yeates, D.K., Irwin, M.E., and B. M. Wiegmann. 2003. Ocoidae, a new family of asiloid flies (Diptera: Brachycera: Asiloidea), based on Ocoa chilensis gen. and sp. nov. from Chile, South America. Systematic Entomology 28: 417-431. pdf

Mukha, D. V., B. M. Wiegmann, and C. Schal. 2002. Evolution and phylogenetic information content of the ribosomal DNA repeat unit in the Blattoidea (Insecta). Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 32: 951-960. pdf

Meier, R. and B. M. Wiegmann. 2002. A phylogenetic analysis of Coelopidae (Diptera) based on morphological and DNA sequence data. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 25: 393-407. pdf

Collins, K. P. and B. M. Wiegmann. 2002. Phylogenetic relationships and placement of the Empidoidea (Diptera: Brachycera) based on 28S rDNA and EF-1alpha sequences. Insect Systematics and Evolution 33:421-444.

Collins, K. P. and B. M. Wiegmann. 2002. Phylogenetic relationships of the lower Cyclorrhapha (Diptera: Brachycera) based on 28S rDNA sequences. Insect Systematics and Evolution: 33:445-456.

Wiegmann, B. M., J. C. Regier, and C. Mitter. 2002. Combined molecular and morphological evidence on phylogeny of the earliest lepidopteran lineages. Zoologica Scripta 31: 67-81. pdf

Irwin, M. E., and B. M. Wiegmann. 2001. A review of the southern African genus Tongamya (Diptera: Asiloidea: Mydidae: Megascelinae), with a molecular assessment of the phylogenetic placement of Tongamya and the Megascelinae. African Invertebrates 42: 225-253.

Winterton, S. L., L. Yang, B. M. Wiegmann, and D. K. Yeates. 2001. Phylogenetic revision of the Agapophytini tribe n. (Diptera: Therevidae) based on molecular and morphological evidence. Systematic Entomology, 26: 173-211. pdf

Yang, L., B. M. Wiegmann, D. K. Yeates, and M. E. Irwin. 2000. Higher-level phylogeny of the Therevidae (Diptera: Insecta) based on 28S ribosomal and elongation factor-1a gene sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 15: 440-451. pdf

Wiegmann, B. M., S. C. Tsaur, D. W. Webb, D. K. Yeates, and B. K. Cassel. 2000. Monophyly and relationships of the Tabanomorpha (Diptera: Brachycera) based on 28S ribosomal gene sequences. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 93: 1031-1038. pdf

Wiegmann, B. M., J. C. Regier, C. Mitter, T. P. Friedlander, D. L. Wagner, and E. S. Nielsen. 2000. Nuclear genes resolve Mesozoic-aged divergences in the insect order Lepidoptera. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 15: 242-259. pdf-

Cryan, J. R., B. M. Wiegmann, L. L. Deitz, and C. H. Dietrich. 2000. Phylogenetic relationships of the treehoppers (Insecta, Hempitera, Membracidae): Evidence from two nuclear genes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 17: 317-334. pdf

Scheffer, S. J., and B. M. Wiegmann. 2000. Molecular phylogenetics of the holly leafminers ( Diptera: Agromyzidae: Phytomyza): species limits, speciation, and dietary specialization. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 17: 244-255. pdf

Mukha, D.V., A. P. Sidorenko, I. V. Lazebnaya, B. M. Wiegmann, and C. Schal. 2000. Analysis of intraspecies polymorphism in the ribosomal DNA cluster of the cockroach, Blattella germanica. Insect Molecular Biology, 9: 215-220.

Clements, K. M., B. M. Wiegmann, C. E. Sorenson, C. F. Smith, P. A. Neese, and R. M. Roe. 2000. Genetic variation in the Myzus persicae complex (Homoptera: Aphididae): evidence for a single species. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 93: 31-46. pdf

Clements, K. M., C. E. Sorenson, B. M. Wiegmann, and R. M. Roe. 2000. Insecticide resistance in the Myzus persicae complex (Homoptera: Aphididae) with emphasis on tobacco pest management. Reviews in Toxicology 3 (1999/2000) 1-23.

Clements, K. M., B. M. Wiegmann, C. F. Smith, C. E. Sorenson, and R. M. Roe. 2000. Genetic, biochemical, and behavioral uniformity among populations of Myzus persicae (Sulzer) (Homoptera: Aphididae). Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 95:269-281. pdf

Yeates, D. K., and B. M. Wiegmann. 1999. Congruence and controversy: toward a higher-level phylogeny of Diptera. Annual Review of Entomology 44: 397-428. pdf

Castrillo, L. A., B. M. Wiegmann, and W. M. Brooks. 1999. Genetic variation in Beauveria bassiana populations associated with the darkling beetle, Alphitobius diaperinus, in poultry houses. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 73: 269-275.

Swofford, D.L., J.L. Thorne, J. Felsenstein, and B.M. Wiegmann. 1996. The topology-dependent permutation test for monophyly does not test for monophyly. Systematic Biology 45:573-577.

Regier, J. C., T. P. Friedlander, R. LeClerc, C. Mitter, and B. Wiegmann. 1995. Lepidopteran phylogeny and applications to comparative studies of development. In: M. R. Goldsmith and A. Walken, eds., The Molecular Genetics and Molecular Biology of the Lepidoptera, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

Regier, J. C., B. M. Wiegmann, R. LeClerc, and T. P. Friedlander. 1994. Loss of phylogenetic information in chorion gene families of Bombyx mori due to gene conversion. Molecular Biology and Evolution 11: 72-87.

Wiegmann, B. M., C. Mitter, and B. Farrell. 1993. Diversification of parasitic insects: extraordinary radiation or specialized dead end? The American Naturalist. 142: 737-754.pdf

Wiegmann, B. M., C. Mitter, and F. C. Thompson. 1993. Evolutionary origin of the Cyclorrhapha: tests of alternative morphological hypotheses. Cladistics 9:41-81.

Mitter, C., B. Farrell, and B. Wiegmann. 1988. The phylogenetic study of adaptive zones: has phytophagy promoted insect diversification? The American Naturalist 132:107-128.