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The purpose of the first four volumes of the Handbook of Genetics is to bring together collections of relatively short, authoritative essays or an notated compilations of data on topics of significance to geneticists. Many of the essays will deal with various aspects of the biology of certain species or species groups selected because they are favorite subjects for genetic investigation in nature or the laboratory. Often there will be an encyclo pedic amount of information available on such species, with new papers appearing daily. Most of these will be written for specialists in a jargon that is bewildering to a novice, and sometimes even to a veteran geneticist working with evolutionarily distant organisms. For such readers what is needed is a written introduction to the morphology, life cycle, reproductive behavior, and culture methods for the species in question. What are its particular advantages (and disadvantages) for genetic study, and what have we learned from it? Where are the classic papers, the key bibliogra phies, and how does one get stocks of wild type or mutant strains? Lists giving the symbolism and descriptions for selected mutants that have been retained and are thus available for future studies are provided whenever possible. Genetic and cytological maps, mitotic karyotypes, and haploid DNA values are also included when available. The chapters in this volume deal with invertebrate species that are favorites of geneticists. Attempts to obtain a chapter dealing with the genetics of Caenorhabditis elegans proved unsuccessful.
List of contents
G. Molluscs of Genetic Interest.- 1 The Genetics of the Mollusca.- H. Insects of Genetic Interest.- 2 The German Cockroach, Blattella germanica.- 3 The Domesticated Silkmoth, Bombyx mori.- 4 The Mediterranean Meal Moth, Ephestia kiihniella.- 5 The Flour Beetles, Tribolium castaneum and Tribolium confusum.- 6 The Honey Bee, Apis mellifera.- 7 The Parasitoid Wasps, Habrobracon and Mormoniella.- I. Lower Diptera with Giant Chromosomes.- 8 Rhynchosciara.- 9 Sciara coprophila.- 10 Chironomus.- 11 Glyptotendipes.- J. Mosquitoes and Flies of Genetic Interest.- 12 Anopheline Mosquitoes.- 13 Aedes.- 14 Culex.- 15 The House Fly, Musca domestica.- 16 The Australian Sheep Blowfly, Lucilia cuprina.- K. The Genus Drosophila.- 17 The Phylogeny, Ecology, and Geography of Drosophila.- 18 A Catalog of Drosophila Metaphase Chromosome Configurations.- 19 Drosophila ananassae.- 20 Drosophila pseudoobscura and Its American Relatives, Drosophila persimilis and Drosophila miranda.- 21 The willistoni Group of Sibling Species of Drosophila.- L. Drosophila Melanogaster.- 22 Drosophila melanogaster: An Introduction.- 23 Temperature-Sensitive Mutations in Drosophila melanogaster.- 24 Biochemical Mutations in Drosophila melanogaster.- 25 Behavioral Mutants of Drosophila.- 26 Mutations Affecting the Vision of Drosophila melanogaster.- 27 Mutations Influencing Male Fertility in Drosophila melanogaster.- 28 Y-Linked Factors Affecting Male Fertility in Drosophila melanogaster and Drosophila hydei.- 29 The Genetic Analysis of Oogenesis in Drosophila melanogaster.- 30 The Puffing Activities of the Salivary Gland Chromosomes.- 31 The Drosophila Viruses.- 32 Drosophila Cell Culture.- Author Index.- of Other Volumes.
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Robert King, geboren in Memphis,Tennessee.§Er hat u.a. über das kriegsgeschüttelte Bosnien, über Afghanistan, Tschetschenien, Ruanda, Kosovo, Georgien, Irak, Aserbaidschan und Mexiko berichtet. Seine Arbeiten wurden und werden in den Magazinen Life, The New York Times, Time, Newsweek, The Guardian, Rolling Stone, Stern, Paris Match und anderen bedeutenden Publikationen veröffentlicht. Kings Werke findet man auch in Museen und Privatsammlungen weltweit. Seine Karriere als Fotojournalist wird in dem preisgekrönten Dokumentarfilm 'Shooting Robert King' dargestellt.
