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Volume 83 (July 2000)
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Akhileshwar, V., and N.B. Ramachandra. Defect in the reproductive systems of the sterile Indirect Flight Muscle mutants isolated in
Drosophila.
Akhileshwar, V., and N.B. Ramachandra. Flight ability of the newly isolated three indirect flight mutations in
Drosophila.
Alekseyenko, A.A., D.E. Koryakov, and I.F. Zhimulev. Polytenization rate of some heterochromatic sequences in different tissues of
Drosophila melanogaster otu mutants.
Arriaza-Onel, C.A., and R. Godoy-Herrera. Behavioral interactions in the sibiling species
Drosophila pavani and
D. gaucha in stressing environments.
Bechsgaard, J., R.O. Nielsen, and J.S.F. Barker. Pupal heat stress and genetic variation at the
esterase-2 locus of
Drosophila buzzatii.
Bélo, M. Species and numbers of flies collected in the residue deposit area of an orange juice factory.
Campos, T.A., F.C. Sabino, and C.M.A. Carareto. Further evidence of long-term persistence of inversion polymorphism in laboratory strains of
Drosophila melanogaster.
Castro, J.P., and L. Madi-Ravazzi. RAPD as genetic marker in taxonomic and evolutionary studies in the
Drosophila buzzatii cluster.
Cornejo, O., and M. Benado. Lack of mite parasitism in natural populations of
Drosophila of the cactophilic
D. martensis cluster (
D. repleta group).
Eisses, K.Th., and M. Santos. Back Rows in the Ecological Theatre: different distributions of
Drosophila in
Opuntia ficus-indica plantations.
Fartyal, R.S., and B.K. Singh. Report on Genus
Dettopsomyia (Insecta: Diptera: Drosophilidae) from Kumaon region, India.
Fartyal, R.S., and B.K. Singh. List of Drosophilid species so far described and recorded from Kumaon region, India.
Fernández Iriarte, P., N. Lanza, J. Urteaga, D. Giberto, and J. Waessle. Size-related-traits associated with courtship success and ecological parameters in a natural population of
Drosophila gaucha (Diptera: Drosophilidae).
Ferveur, J.-F., and F. Savarit. Genetic manipulation of principal cuticular hydrocarbons in live
Drosophila melanogaster flies.
Hodge, S. A comparison of
Drosophila assemblages in conventional, integrated, and organic apple production.
Inoue, Y. Incipient type of polymorphic inversions in
Drosophila melanogaster natural populations.
Ivannikov, A.V. An interesting fly from Siberia, similar to Drosophila hydei but not that one.
Ivannikov, A.V. An extraordinarily high frequency of a particular morphological aberration in
Drosophila mercatorum in different regions of Russia. The fashion on mutation?
Ivannikov, A.V. A simultaneous appearance of an identical morphological aberration in three
Drosophila species. A fashion for the same mutation in several species?
Ivannikov, A.V., and S.N. Shchur. Drosophila repleta - the first record in Siberia.
Ivannikov, A.V., and I.K. Zakharov. New data on distribution of
Drosophila mercatorum in inner regions of Eurasia.
Ivanov, Yu.N. A case of direct measurement of coefficients of selection in nature.
Ivanov, Yu.N. Obtaining mutations of the gene
Trithorax-like and measuring its spontaneous mutability in
Drosophila melanogaster.
Kacmarczyk, T., and E.M. Craddock. Cell size is a factor in body size variation among Hawaiian and nonHawaiian species of
Drosophila.
Kærsgaard, C.W., J. Vollmer, J. Dahlgaard, and V. Loeschcke. Heat induced male sterility in
Drosophila buzzatii: Genetic variation among populations for the duration of sterility.
Kitagawa, T.H., and S. Narise. Duplication of the
Gpdh gene in the
Drosophila virilis species group.
Kokoza, E.B., and I.F. Zhimulev.In situ hybridization of DNA of the
Su(UR)ES gene in polytene chromosomes of several species of Dipterans.
Krebs, R.A., Z.J. Patton, and A.G. Fasolo. Effect of drought stress on a natural
Drosophila mojavensis population.
Lépes, I.T., and J.C. Argibay. Possible anomalous communication in
Drosophila melanogaster.
Liang, B-L., and Y. Fuyama. Can
Drosophila simulans breed on
Morinda citrifolia, the host plant of
D. sechellia?
Misuraca, F., V. Tesoro, A. Sportaro, R. Alduina, G. Romeres, and A. Di Pasquale. Immune response in the
tu-pb melanotic tumor strain of
Drosophila melanogaster.
Moran, T., and A.B. Mafla. Metaphase karyotypes of
Drosophila guayllabambae and
Drosophila novemaristata (
repleta group,
hydei subgroup).
Moreteau, B., A. Brochen, E. Pla, and J.R. David. Ovarian fluctuating asymmetry: a stable property among
Drosophila species.
Nikitin, A.G., and P.M. Thomas. Position-specific expression of ß-galactosidase under heat shock conditions in the
hsp70-lacZ insertion mutant of
Drosophila melanogaster.
Pfeiler, E., and T.A. Markow. Allozyme evidence for sex-linkage in the phosphogucomutase gene in
Drosophila pachea.
Portier, P., L.D. Pedersen, and J.S.F. Barker. Adult maturation temperature and mating ability, fertility and fecundity of
Drosophila buzzatii.
Portin, P., and M. Rantanen.
Notch affect the development of
Drosophila macrochaeta through lateral inhibition bkut that of wing veins through induction.
Rafael, V., and D. Vela.
Drosophila distribution in Ecuador.
Rashkovetsky, E., K. Iliadi, E. Nevo, and A. Korol. Fitness related traits in
Drosophila melanogaster subpopulations from the opposite slopes of “Evolution Canyon”, lower Nahal Oren, Mount Carmel, Israel.
Riede, I. Tumor inducing
Drosophila: Resistance to hydroxyurea and methane sulfonic acid methyl ester.
Sepel, L.M.N., R.M. Golombieski, M. Napp, and E.L.S. Loreto. Seasonal fluctuations of
Drosophila estri and
D. imcompta, two species of
flavopilosa group.
Singh, B.N., and S. Singh. Bibliography on the
Drosophila bipectinata complex.
Sousa-Neves, R. The synthesis of a double fourth chromosome marker with y+.
Stark, W.S., and S.D. Carlson. The glossy eye of
lozenge (
lz) studied by high power scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of compound eyes and ocelli.
Sukhanova, M. Jh., A. Hirashima, E. Suetsugu, E. Kuwano, and I.Yu. Rauschenbach. The system of ecdysteroids is a component of the stress-reaction in
Drosophila adults.
Taillebourg, E., and J-M. Dura. P element replacement at the
linotte/derailed locus in
Drosophila: presence of the wild-type region in the homologous chromosome increases the efficiency.
Uysal, H., and O.F. Algur. Effects of
Penicillium roqueforti on some growth parameters of
Drosophila melanogaster.
Vallianatos, G., G. Skavdis, I. Sidén-Kiamos, and C. Louis. The promoter of the
Anopheles gambiae trypsin 1 gene retains a rudimentary inducibility in transgenic
Drosophila melanogaster.
Vilela, C.R., and D. Selivon. Breeding sites of Neotropical Drosophilidae (Diptera). II. Fallen fruits of
Citharexylum myrianthum Cham. (Verbenaceae).
Vricella, G., K. Shim, C.F. Thomas, and W.S. Stark. Structure, function, and expression of a retinoid binding protein in
rugose (
rg) mutants.
Watada, M., K. Morinaga, and O. Ochi. Predominance of two colonizing species of
Drosophila in Ehime Prefecture, Japan.
Weiss, A.E. The effects of thermal stress on desert and cosmopolitan
Drosophila behavior.
Yoshida, T., H.-w. Chen, M.J. Toda, M.T. Kimura, and A.J. Davis. New host plants and host plant use for
Drosophila elegans Bock and Wheeler, 1972.
Zivanovic, G., and D. Sperlich. A
2+8+9: a unique and new complex chromosomal gene arrangement in
Drosophila subobscura.
Mutation Notes: Drosophila melanogaster
Doane, W.W. Complementation tests using P-induced mutations place
adipose in 55B.
Leung, N.Y., M.D. Drapeau, and A.D. Long. An auditory-deficient double mutant in
Drosophila melanogaster:
aristaless1;
thread1 (
al1;
th1).
Rasheva, V., and Å. Rasmuson-Lestander. Novel X ray induced chromosome aberrations in
Drosophila melanogaster.
Shilkova O.Y., O.V. Kuznetsova, O.V. Iovleva, and A.P. Galkin. A genetical mapping and characterization of a new mutation affecting the
rotund and
roughened eye genes.
Mutation Notes: Other Species
Irving, S.L. Mapping of two visible mutations in
Drosophila pseudoobscura bogotana.
Acosta, M., and B. Goñi. A technique for collecting and examining a large number of eggs.
Cabral, H., M.T. Ruiz, C.M.A. Carareto, and G.O. Bonilla-Rodriguez. A plant proteinase,extracted from
Bromelia fastuosa, as an alternative to proteinase K for DNA extraction.
Das, A., and J. Kundu. ROOMI technique - a novel staining technique.
Drapeau, M.D. Supplying food vials with paper.
Drapeau, M.D., and A.D. Long. The Copulatron, a multi-chamber apparatus for observing
Drosophila courtship behaviors.
Garcia, R.N., L.S. da Basso, and V.L.S. Valente. Banding techniques for
Drosophila willistoni mitotic chromosomes.
Kacmarezyk, T. An aspirator fly trap.
Kass, J., R. Artero, and M.K. Baylies. Non-radioactive electrophoretic mobility shift assay using Digoxigenin-ddUTP labeled probes.
Kopp, A., and I. Duncan. Technical tips for analyzing gene expression in the pupal abdomen of
Drosophila.
Lefranc, A., and J. Bundgaard. Controlled variation of body size by larval crowding in
Drosophila melanogaster.
Ui-Tei, K., and Y. Miyata. Cell lines derived from
Drosophila larval central nervous system and their practical applications.
Venkatesh, K. A novel assay to screen for mutants with strong olfactory defects.
Yoshihara, M., and K. Ito. Improved Gal4 screening kit for large-scale generation of enhancer-trap strains.
Thompson, J.N., Jr., R.C. Woodruff, S.B. Gray, G.S. Hendrix, and J.J. Hellack. Cellulose acetate measurement of
Adh allele frequencies is a simple exercise in population genetics.
Special Reports
Otto, P.A. Drosophila Viewer: A program on the formal genetics, anatomy, and develop-mental biology of Drosophila melanogaster for students and specialists.
Other Reports
EDRC99: 16th European Drosophila Research Conference, Zurich, Switzerland
41st Annual Drosophila Research Conference, Pittsburgh, PA
