Drosophila Information Service
(Dros. Inf. Serv.)
Volume 85 (December 2002)
List of Contributions
Research Announcements
Availability of the University of Texas Publications Dealing with Drosophila, Marshall R. Wheeler
New Books
King, Robert C., and William D. Stansfield, 2002. A Dictionary of Genetics, Sixth Edition. Oxford University
Held, Lewis I., Jr., 2002. Imaginal Discs: The Genetic and Cellular Logic of Pattern Formation. Cambridge University Press.
General Announcements
Back Issues and Invoice
Call for Papers
Guide to Authors
Standing Orders
Special report
Developing New Habitats for Life Science Experiments on the International Space Station. Bhattacharya, S., R. Bowman, F. Donovan, B. Girten, E. Hill, M. Kirven-Brooks, and O. Santos.
Research Notes
Ault, J.G., and E. Shimakawa. A new virus-like particle found in
D. melanogaster.
Bentley, J.K., G. Hinds, and G.D.D. Hurst. The male-killing Spiroplasmas of
Drosophila nebulosa and
Drosophila willistoni have identical ITS sequences.
Buratovich, M.A., and S.D. Armer. The hinge phenotype of
In(2L)wg p in
Drosophila melanogaster.
Chandra, P.K., and D.N. Deobagkar. Tissue related expression of Hsp70 genes in
Drosophila melanogaster: An
in silico analysis.
Chandra, Y.S., S.N. Hegde, and M.S. Krishna. A preliminary report on Drosophilidsof Mokokchung (Nagaland State, India).
Cook, K.R., and A.T.C. Carpenter. Characterization of
Tp(3;3)ME61 and genetic observations on chromosomal regions 96 and 97 of
Drosophila melanogaster
Davis, T. Comparison of the sexual behaviour gene fruitless between
D. melanogaster and two sympatric Hawaiian species,
D. heteroneura and
D. silvestris.
Fabini, G., and I.B.H. Wilson. Stage and tissue specific expression of a sialyltrans-ferase-like gene (CG4871) in
Drosophila melanogaster.
Freschi, A.P.P., M.K.H. Kobayashi, A.J. Manzato, and W.J. Tadei. Estimate of thelongevity in experimental populations established with hybrids of
Drosophila and
D. saltans.
Goñi, B., M.E. Martinez, G. Techera, and P. Fresia. Increased frequencies of
Zaprionus indianus Gupta, 1970 (Diptera, Drosophilidae) in Uruguay.
Goñi, B., C. Parada, C. Rohde, and V.L.S. Valente. Genetic characterization of spontaneous mutations in Drosophila willistoni. I. Exchange andnon-disjunction of the X chromosome.
Haywood, A.F.M., L.D. Saunders, and B.E. Staveley. Dopa decarboxylase(Ddc)-GAL4dramatically reduces life span.
Held, L.I., Jr. Why should transverse rows need the EGFR pathway to align properlyon
Drosophila legs?
Ivanov, Yu.N. Mutagenesis and sex ratio in Drosophila melanogaster.
Khromykh, Yu.M., E.R. Varentsova, S.V. Sarantseva, and L.V. Kotlovanova. Characteristics of
whd81b9 mutant demonstrate its M’ cytotype.
Kosuda, K. Gynandromorph in a melanotic tumorous strain of
Drosophila melanogaster.
Kovalenko, L.V., L.P. Zakharenko, and I.K. Zakharov. Possible influence of
hobo mobile element on the frequency of somatic mutations in the wing cells of
Drosophila melanogaster.
Kulkarni, G.V., D.N. Deobagkar, and D.D. Deobagkar. Hexokinase-like protein from
Drosophila melanogaster.
Ludwig, A., N.M. Vidal, E.L.S. Loreto, and L.M.N. Sepel. Drosophila incompta development without flowers.
Macdonald, S.J. Wing shape in the
Drosophila simulans species complex.
Ozsoy, E.D., and A.N. Bozcuk. The P-M characteristics of some natural
Drosophilamelanogaster populations from Turkey.
Pérez-Chiesa, I., and G.R. Colón. Morphology of mouth hooks during larval developmentof
Drosophila dunni from Puerto Rico.
Potthoff, M.J., and J.N. Thompson, jr. Patterns of locomotion activity during hypergravityin larval
Drosophila melanogaster.
Rappailles, A., L. Landemarre, D. Locker, and M. Decoville. DSP1 is part of a new largemultiprotein complex.
Ravi Ram., K., and S.R. Ramesh. Male accessory gland secretions in
D. nasuta subgroup: Qualitative and quantitative correlations.
Rayburn, L.Y.M., S.P. Choksi, and M. Bender. Correction of an
amontillado (
amon) cDNA artifact and identification of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the
amon gene.
Salceda, V.M., and A.J. Gallo. Genetic load affecting chromosomes II and III in two natural populations of
Drosophila melanogaster from Mexico.
Santos-Colares, M.C., and V.L.S. Valente. XO male in
Drosophila willistoni.
Singh, S.R., and B.N. Singh. Bibliography on female remating, sperm storage, and sperm competition in
Drosophila.
Stanić, S., and D. Marinković. Influence of maternal effects on heritability of wing length in
Drosophila melanogaster.
Tamarozzi, M., J. Garcia de Oliveira, and H.E.M. de Campos Bicudo. A new inversion in
Drosophila prosaltans from Brazil: The third case of apparently associated inversions in the species.
Torgerson, B.T., and J.N. Thompson, jr. Measurement of fluctuating asymmetry in
Drosophila melanogaster due to hypergravity stress.
Weisman, N.Ya., A.V. Ivannikov, and I.K. Zakharov. Genetic analysis of mutation causing disruption of veining in
Drosophila simulans.
Weng, L., and W. Du. Role of Cka in imaginal disc growth and differentiation.
Mutation Notes
Rusev, D., R. Atanasova, A. Wolstenholme, and E. Semenov. A dominant 2R wing mutation in
Drosophila melanogaster.
Weisman, N.Ya., and I.K. Zakharov. An atypical
netCh86 allele isolated from a natural population of
Drosophila melanogaster.
Apitz, H. pChs-Gal4, a vector for the generation of
Drosophila Gal4 lines driven by identified enhancer elements.
Ault, J.G. Improved ultrastructure of
Drosophila tissue using high-pressure freezing and freeze substitution.
Dimitri, P., F. Rossi, and N. Corradini. FISH with rhodamin-labeled probes to
Drosophila melanogaster chromosomes.
Dzitoyeva, S., N. Dimitrijevic, and H. Manev. InjectableRNA interference (RNAi) in adult
Drosophila replicates a mutant phenotype.
Freschi, A.P.P., M.K.H. Kobayashi, and W.J. Tadei. Analysis of genetic variation in
Drosophila pools by AFLP markers.
Griswold, C.M., J. Roebuck, R.O. Andersen, L.F. Stam, and E.P. Spana. A tool kit for transformation and mutagenesis in
Drosophila using piggyBac.
Kalaw, V., M.D. Drapeau, and A.D. Long. Effects of food coloring on longevity and viability of
Drosophila melanogaster.
Polejack, A., and R. Tidon. A new method for assessing social learning in
Drosophila.
Redeker, S., A. Røgilds, D.H. Andersen, T.N. Kristensen, C. Pertoldi, and V. Loeschcke. The use of fluctuating asymmetry and phenotypic variability as indicators of developmental instability - testing maternal effect employing clonal organisms.
Santos-Colares, M.C., B. Goñi, and V.L.S. Valente. An improved technique for mitotic and meiotic chromosomes of Neotropical species of
Drosophila.
Sidorov, R.A., E.G. Ugnivenko, E.M. Khovanova, and G.A. Belitsky. A test system for simultaneous registration of somatic mosaicism for both tumorous and non-tumorous markers.
Skinner, J.E., E.D. Yankkulova, G. Yannopoulos, and T. Bountis.M Nonlinear analysis of a
Drosophila ECG time series.
Teaching Notes
Gu, S., Y. Gong, M. Smith, and R.C. Woodruff. The dominance value of the
Sb allele in
Drosophila melanogaster.
Sackerson, C. A complete
Drosophila lab for introductory genetics courses.
Woodruff, R.C., and J.N. Thompson, jr. Use of the
Drosophila melanogaster zeste screen to identify aneuploidy induced by cold treatment.
Other Reports
43rd Annual Drosophila Research Conference, San Diego, California
The Drosophila Board
Corridendum
Kacmarczyk, T., and E.M. Craddock. Cell size is a factor in body size variation among Hawaiian and nonHawaiian species of
Drosophila.
