Chapter 8 - Bibliography

Ashburner, M. et al. (eds.). 1976–1986. The Genetics and Biology of Drosophila. Academic Press, New York. This is a series of volumes of collected papers. Sophisticated and technical, it is well worth browsing through. Volumes 2a–2e, edited by Ashburner and T. R. F. Wright, concentrate on developmental and biochemical studies.

Bainbridge, S. P. and M. Bownes. 1981. Staging the metamorphosis of Drosophila melanogaster. J. Embryol. Exp. Morph. 66: 57–80. This well-illustrated paper gives detailed descriptions of each stage of metamorphosis.

Campos-Ortega, J.A. and V. Hartenstein. 1985. The Embryonic Development of Drosophila melanogaster. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. This is the authoritative reference on Drosophila development. It is well illustrated and explains each stage of development.

Condic, M. L., D. Fristrom and J. W. Fristrom. 1991. Apical cell shape changes during Drosophila imaginal disc elongation: A novel morphogenetic mechanism. Development 111: 23–33. Though dealing primarily with the details of cell-shape changes, it also provides a good start on a bibliography for imaginal discs.

Demerec, M. (ed.). 1994. Biology of Drosophila. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, New York. This is a facsimile edition of the original 1950 publication. It is the Drosophila bible, an excellent classic, and a comprehensive guide to the histology and development of all stages in the Drosophila life cycle.

Demerec, M. and B. P. Kaufmann. 1986. Drosophila Guide. Carnegie Institute of Washington, Washington, D.C. A very inexpensive, short paperback guide to the life cycle, breeding methods, and genetic techniques for Drosophila.

Doane, W. W. 1967. Drosophila. In Methods in Developmental Biology, F. H. Wilt and N. K. Wessells (eds.). Thomas Y. Crowell Co., New York, pp. 219–244. The entire text is superb, covering a number of different species and describing rearing and experimental methods for them.

Hall, J. C. 1994. The mating of a fly. Science 264: 1702–1715. A lengthy review of courtship and mating in Drosophila, including details on genetics and molecular biology.

Hipfner, D. R. and S. M. Cohen. 1999. New growth factors for imaginal discs. BioEssays 21: 718–720. A brief and excellent review of how imaginal discs grow during the larval stages.

Lawrence, P. A. 1992. The Making of a Fly: The Genetics of Animal Design. Blackwell Scientific, Oxford. This book is beautifully illustrated, making it useful beyond its genetic emphasis.

Leptin, M. 1994. Drosophila. In Embryos, Color Atlas of Development, J. B. L. Bard (ed.). Wolfe Publ., London, pp. 113–134. A well-written review of Drosophila development that is beautifully illustrated.

Poodry, C. A. and H. A. Schneiderman. 1970. The ultrastructure of the developing leg of Drosophila melanogaster. Wilhelm Roux Arch. 166: 1–44. This is an excellent paper on the eversion process in a leg imaginal disc.

Roberts, D. B. (ed.). 1986. Drosophila: A Practical Approach. IRL Press, Oxford. This is a gold mine of well-explained techniques and general information. One chapter, “Looking at Embryos,” is particularly useful for this laboratory study.

Spieth, H. T. and J. M. Ringo. 1983. Mating behavior and sexual isolation in Drosophila. In Genetics and Biology of Drosophila, Vol. 3c, M. Ashburner, H. L. Carlson and J. N. Thompson, Jr. (eds.),. Academic Press, New York, pp. 223–284. This very thorough review describes each mating behavior, discusses variations among species, includes pictures of courtship behavior, and analyzes its adaptive significance.

Treisman, J. E. 1999. A conserved blueprint for the eye? BioEssays 21: 843–850. A clear review of the recent evidence that the genetics of eye development in Drosophila and vertebrates share a number of common features.

Wilkins, A. S. 1986. Genetic Analysis of Animal Development. Wiley-Interscience, New York. An excellent book with several descriptive chapters on the embryonic and larval development in Drosophila.