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Publication Date
2018
Date Updated
3-3-2025
Description
The Encyclopedia of North American Drosophilids: Volume 1: Drosophilids of the Midwest and Northeast provides an introduction to the flies of the family Drosophilidae of the Midwest and Northeast of the United States, as well as nearby regions in Canada. The book strives to facilitate identification of most of the drosophilid species in this region and provides remarks on interesting aspects of their biology and suggestions for future research on them. The book is intended for researchers, teachers, and students wishing to discover the diversity of these flies.
Version 4 is a major update that covers new species and includes new pictures of previously covered species.
View the 3 Volume Series of The Encyclopedia of North American Drosophilids here: https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/fruitflies/
Access Volume 2: Drosophilids of the Southeast here: https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/oabooks/3/
Access Volume 3: Drosophilids of the Northwest here: https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/oabooks/11/
ISBN
978-1-7326524-8-4
Publisher
Michigan Technological University
City
Houghton, MI
Keywords
Drosophilidae, fruit flies, Midwest, Northeast
Disciplines
Developmental Biology | Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | Entomology | Life Sciences
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Werner, Thomas, Tessa Steenwinkel, and John Jaenike. 2018. The Encyclopedia of North American Drosophilids Volume 1: Drosophilids of the Midwest and Northeast. https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/oabooks/1
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Comments
A low resolution version of the book is available for download to your mobile devices. We have also prepared a high-resolution figure of 22 common drosophilids of our region that can be downloaded and printed as a poster (35 x 50 in).
Layout and Graphic Design: James Barbero and David Holden
Illustrator: Natalia Werner
Version 1 Publication Date: April 28, 2017
Version 1 ISBN: 978-0-9988372-0-8
Version 2 Publication Date: November 5, 2018
Version 2 ISBN: 978-1-7326524-0-8
Version 3 Publication Date: November 11, 2020
Version 3 ISBN: 978-1-7326524-1-5
Version 4 Publication Date: March 3, 2025
Version 4 ISBN: 978-1-7326524-8-4