Presidential Scholars Theses (1990 – 2006)

Awards/Availabilty

Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis

First Advisor

Robert Seager

Keywords

Drosophila--Food;

Abstract

Drosophila tripunctata and Drosophila robusta are local species trapped on the University of Northern Iowa preserve off of University Avenue. Drosophila literally means "lover of dew". Tripunctata means "three points", it has 3 points on its abdomen. Robusta means "robust", of which this species definitely is. D. tripunctata are a small species, which leaves them with a low volume/surface area ratio. This means they are more susceptible to environmental extremes, particularly the loss of water. D. robusta are a large and "robust" fly, and they are more tolerant of such environmental hardships. "Desiccation" is drying out, or to remove moisture. This is done with flies by removing food, which is also their source of water. Food also is the site of egg laying for females, and may provide an alternative attraction to a specific bait.

Date of Award

1998

Department

Department of Biology

Presidential Scholar Designation

A paper submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the designation Presidential Scholar

Comments

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Date Original

1998

Object Description

1 PDF file (11 pages)

Date Digital

2-22-2018

Copyright

©1998 Brad Horton

Type

document

Language

en

File Format

application_pdf

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Entomology Commons

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