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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Key Aspects of the Biology of Snail-Killing Sciomyzidae Flies
Contributor:
Murphy, William L.;
Knutson, Lloyd V.;
Chapman, Eric G.;
Mc Donnell, Rory J.;
Williams, Christopher D.;
Foote, Benjamin A.;
Vala, Jean-Claude
Published:
Annual Reviews, 2012
Published in:
Annual Review of Entomology, 57 (2012) 1, Seite 425-447
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1146/annurev-ento-120710-100702
ISSN:
1545-4487;
0066-4170
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
The biology of snail-killing flies (Diptera: Sciomyzidae) has been studied intensively over the past half-century, especially over the past decade. Today, sciomyzids are biologically the best-known group of higher Diptera. The overarching research objectives are evaluation of sciomyzids as biocontrols of disease-carrying or agriculturally important snails and slugs and as a paradigm group for the study of the evolution of diverse feeding and associated behaviors in flies. We present reviews and analyses of some key features of particular scientific and societal interest, including behavioral and phenological groups; laboratory experimental studies on behavior and development; population biology, bioindicators, ecosystem service provision, and conservation; phylogenetics, molecular studies, and evolutionary biology; and biocontrol.