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Kosuda, K. Viability of Drosophila Drosophila Information Service Number 97 December 2014 Prepared at the Department of Biology University of Oklahoma Norman, OK 73019 U.S.A. ii Dros. Inf. Serv. 97 (2014) Preface Drosophila Information Service (often called “DIS” by those in the field) was first printed in March, 1934. Material contributed by Drosophila workers was arranged by C.B. Bridges and M. Demerec. As noted in its preface, which is reprinted in Dros. Inf. Serv. 75 (1994), Drosophila Information Service was undertaken because, “An appreciable share of credit for the fine accomplishments in Drosophila genetics is due to the broadmindedness of the original Drosophila workers who established the policy of a free exchange of material and information among all actively interested in Drosophila research. This policy has proved to be a great stimulus for the use of Drosophila material in genetic research and is directly responsible for many important contributions.” Since that first issue, DIS has continued to promote open communication. The production of DIS volume 97 could not have been completed without the generous efforts of many people. Robbie Stinchcomb, Carol Baylor, and Clay Hallman maintained key records and helped distribute copies and respond to questions. Except for the special issues that contained mutant and stock information now provided in detail by FlyBase and similar material in the annual volumes, all issues are now freely-accessible from our web site: www.ou.edu/journals/dis. One special effort deserves grateful acknowledgment. Danny Miller, working with Scott Hawley and Casey Bergman at the University of Kansas Medical Center Stowers Institute for Medical Research, is leading the electronic accession of remaining material from very early copies of DIS (e.g., early stock lists and original mutation descriptions). Many of the first DIS issues are rare and not readily available in libraries. Danny and his associates are working on a project to trace the historical development of some of the original balancer chromosomes that are critical to many Drosophila experiments. Recently, he has gotten the loan of personal copies of several early volumes from Dan Lindsley (University of California, San Diego), and we have obtained others from Ron Woodruff (Bowling Green State University, Ohio) and from our own collection. We expect to have this expansion of content from the very early issues on line soon. We continue to encourage all researchers to consider submitting articles that use Drosophila for teaching as well as articles that report new techniques, research results, and interesting new mutations. In the interests of honoring the long-standing philosophy of open exchange of ideas, we sometimes accept articles that have unusual or limited perspectives. We thank the many contributors from around the world who sent material for this issue, and we invite your submissions as well as any suggestions you have for maintaining this as a useful Drosophila research community resource. James N. Thompson, jr., Editor Department of Biology University of Oklahoma, Norman Jenna J. Hellack, Associate Editor Department of Biology, Emeritus University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond Department of Biology, Adjunct Professor University of Oklahoma, Norman Contributions, Orders, and Inquiries for the annual DIS issue should be sent to: James N. Thompson, jr., Department of Biology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019; Phone: (405) 325-2001, FAX (405) 325-6202, email: [email protected] Dros. Inf. Serv. 97 (2014) iii List of Contributions General Announcements Back Issues and Invoice 160 Guide to Authors 36 New Books Chyb and Gompel, Atlas of Drosophila Morphology, reviewed by Lee Ehrman 179 Held, How the Snake Lost Its Legs: Curious Tales from the Frontier of Evo-Devo 180 Retraction: Gurbuzel, M., 2009, Dros. Inf. Serv., volume 92 159 Research Notes Alvarez, E., L. Pino, C. Jara, M.C. Medina, F. Del Pino, and R. Godoy-Herrera. The development of hooks in larvae of the two isolates of Drosophila gaucha. 76 Bhattacharyya, D. Cannibalism and “partial carnivorism” in Drosophila sp. larvae. 67 Bitner-Mathe, B.C., J. Victorino, and F.S. Faria. Drosophila suzukii has been found in tropical Atlantic Rainforest in southeastern Brazil. 136 Craddock, E.M. Female reproductive traits of the model Hawaiian fly Drosophila grimshawi. 131 Davis, A.J. Drosophila suzukii larvae suppress Aspergillus nidulans growth particularly at high densities of larvae. 156 Deepashree, S., S. Niveditha, T. Shivanandappa, and S.R. Ramesh. Oxidative stress and longevity: Evidence from a long-lived strain of Drosophila melanogaster. 137 Del Pino, F., C. Jara, L. Pino, M.C. Medina, E. Alvarez, and R. Godoy-Herrera. Length of feeding breaks in larvae of six species of the mesophragmatica group of Drosophila. 79 Delprat, A., W.J. Etges, and A. Ruiz. Reanalysis of polytene chromosomes in Drosophila mojavensis populations from Santa Catalina Island, California, USA. 53 Di Gioacchino, V., T. Barwell, and L. Seroude. Genetic evidence for differential activities of GαO isoforms in Drosophila melanogaster. 90 Dilip, A.S., D.S. Pranesh Sujaymeendra, R. Alexander, K. Avinash, S. Phalke, and M. Jayashankar. First report of Drosophilid diversity in an ecotone adjoining Bannerghatta National Park (Karnataka, India). 29 Fartyal, R.S., M. Sarswat, N. Lhamo, P.C. Sati, and Asha. Records of Zaprionus indianus and Drosophila suzukii indicus as invasive fruit pests from mid valley region of Garhwal Uttarakhand, India. 119 iv Dros. Inf. Serv. 97 (2014) Filipovic, L., S. Pavkovic-Lucic, and T. Savic. Adult sex ratio in Drosophila melanogaster developed in different nutritive conditions. 51 Garcia, A.C.L., J. Gomes da Silva, D.G. Silva, M.A. Montes, and C. Rhode. Monthly fluctuations in abundance of Drosophila willistoni and the relationship with rainfall in the northern region of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. 38 Held, L.I., Jr., S.A. Billingsley, and J.O. Munoz. Disabling Cdc-42 disrupts bristle patterning. 45 Hish, A.J., and M.A.F. Noor. Absence of strong signal of background selection affecting nucleotide diversity in Drosophila pseudoobscura. 1 Jara, C., S. Flores, L. Pino, M.C. Medina, E. Alvarez, F. Del Pino, and R. Godoy-Herrera. The natural breeding sites of Drosophila funebris in Chile. 75 Jayaramu, S.C. Reproductive advantage of middle aged females in monomorphic and polymorphic strains of Drosophila ananassae. 85 Jayaramu, S.C., and M. Prathibha. Greater fitness of middle aged females in monomorphic and polymorphic strains of Drosophila ananassae. 101 Kanamori, T., Y. Yasuno, T. Tomaru, and T. Takano-Shimizu-Kouno. Reduced fertility of the Canton-S strain due to spermiogenic failure. 21 Krishna, M.S. Organically grown banana fruit effects on reproductive fitness of Porticella straiata. 126 Krishna, M.S. Age based male mate preference in Phorticella straita. 145 Krishna, M.S. Effect of nutritional regime on reproductive performance in Phorticella straiata. 151 Kumar, S., and A.K. Singh. Latitudinal clines of allozymes in Indian natural populations of Drosophila ananassae. 63 Maca, J. Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) found on the Greek island Crete. 28 Mittleman, B.E., A.B. Abrams, and M.A.F. Noor. Lack of evidence for directional selection on Sex combs reduced gene in Drosophila species differing in sex comb morphology. 42 Monteiro, L.S., W.B.M. Cabral, M.A. Montes, A.C.L. Garcia, and C. Rohde. Occurrence of the genus Zygothrica (Diptera, Drosophilidae) in a high-altitude forest in northeastern Brazil. 15 Neethu, B.K., Y.R. Babu, and B.P. Harini. Flavors supplemented in diet regulate the hatchability and viability in Drosophila. 24 Dros. Inf. Serv. 97 (2014) v Nicoladeli, A.T., H.R. Nunes, M.F. Ramirez, C.J. Cavalcante, C.J. Carvalho-Pinto, and D.C. De Toni. First register of Drosophila carcinophila at South America, Brazil. 110 Niveditha, S., S. Deepashree, S.R. Ramesh, and T. Shivanandappa. Relationship between gender difference in longevity and oxidative stress response in Drosophila melanogaster. 143 Pasha, M., G. Sanjeev, T. Shivanandappa, and S.R. Ramesh. Decalepis hamiltoni root extract protects against Gamma radiation toxicity in Drosophila melanogaster. 139 Paula, M.A., P.H.S. Lopes, and R. Tidon. First record of Drosophila suzukii in the Brazilian Savanna. 113 Pineda, L., C. Esteve, M. Pascual, and F. Mestres. New sample of drosophilids from the Font Groga site, Barcelona (Spain). 37 Pranesh Sujaymeendra, D.S., and B.P. Harini. First record of Drosophilids at Nandi Hills, South Karnataka, India. 33 Prathibha, M. Male age effect on mating success is independent of inversion system in Drosophila ananassae. 94 Prathibha, M., S.C. Jayaramu, and M.S. Krishna. Male age effect on fitness is independent of inversion system in Drosophila ananassae. 81 Ramesh, B.Y., B.K. Neethu, and B.P. Harini. Seasonal distribution of Drosophilids at Jnanabharathi Campus, Bangalore University, Bangalore, Karnataka, India. 18 Riya, P., H.B. Vasanth Patil, and B.Y. Sathish Kumar. Antistress ability of Myristrica fragrans (Japatrae) a nutmeg to detoxify reactive oxygen species in stress-induced Drosophila melanogaster. 06 Rossi, F., L.A. Quesada-Allue, and M.M. Perez. Comparison of ebony gene from three ebony mutants. 30 Savin, P., N. Prashanth, and M.S. Krishna. Biodiversity of Drosophilidae in Biligiriranga Hills wildlife sanctuary. 150 Schneider, D.I., H. Valadao, and R. Tidon. Parasitoid wasps in the Brazilian savanna: adding complexity to the Drosophila fruit system. 116 Sheaves, D.W., and B.E. Staveley. A novel GMR-Gal4 insertion produces a rough eye phenotype. 141 Srinath, B.S., and N. Shivanna. Drosophila fauna of Dharwad District with a report of Drosophila latifshahi from South India. 59 vi Dros. Inf. Serv. 97 (2014) Wildemann, B., A.F. Maris, and C. De Toni. Newly recorded inversion and re-annotation of inversion breakpoints in Drosophila cardini species. 106 Wilson, D., B. Possidente, and H.V.B. Hirsch. Strain dependent effect of developmental lead exposure on mating latency in Drosophila melanogaster.
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