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The Evolutionary Biology of the Hawaiian Drosophilidae

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Essays in Evolution and Genetics in Honor of Theodosius Dobzhansky

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Grimshaw (1901, 1902) and Perkins (1910) first focused the attention of dipterists on the aberrant characteristics and abundance of the Hawaiian Drosophilidae. They described 47 species; additionally, Perkins’ extensive descriptions (1913) of the biotic habitat in which the insects live alerted biologists to the unique but unknown ecology of the flies.

This paper represents Journal Series No. 1092 of the University of Hawaii Agricultural Experiment Station.

Wilson S. Stone possessed a powerful intellect, fertile with ideas, and analytical in action. As one of the Principal Investigators of the Hawaiian Drosophila Project, he effectively utilized these abilities in the planning, encouragement, and development of the diverse research efforts involved in the project. As early as 1966, recognizing the appropriateness of such a review as is presented in the following pages, he began the preliminary organization for the writing of the manuscript. His untimely death in February 1968 prevented participation in the final achievement, but because of his incalculable contributions to the entire Hawaiian Drosophila Project he is by unanimous agreement of the other three authors listed as a contributor to this review.

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  1. Department of Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

    Hampton L. Carson

  2. Department of Entomology, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

    D. Elmo Hardy

  3. Department of Zoology, University of California, Davis, California, USA

    Herman T. Spieth

  4. Genetics Foundation, University of Texas, Austin, Texas, USA

    Wilson S. Stone

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Carson, H.L., Hardy, D.E., Spieth, H.T., Stone, W.S. (1970). The Evolutionary Biology of the Hawaiian Drosophilidae. In: Hecht, M.K., Steere, W.C. (eds) Essays in Evolution and Genetics in Honor of Theodosius Dobzhansky. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9585-4_15

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