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Evolution and classification of bibionidae (Diptera: Bibionomorpha)

Creator:

Fitzgerald, Scott J.

Abstract:

The family Bibionidae has a worldwide distribution and includes approximately 700 species in eight extant genera. Recent studies have not produced compelling evidence supporting Bibionidae as a monophyletic group or identified the sister group to bibionids. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to examine the classification and evolution of...

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Dissertation
Revision of Wyeomyia (Hystatomyia) Dyar & Knab (Diptera: Culicidae: Sabethini

Creator:

Adkins, Jessica Y.

Abstract:

Members of the tribe Sabethini (Diptera: Culicidae) oviposit and develop in phytotelmata (plant-held waters) and are primarily distributed in a pantropical pattern. Recent cladistic studies have demonstrated that while the tribe is monophyletic, three of its 13 genera are not. The genus Wyeomyia is particularly problematic and debate among culicidologists...

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Masters Thesis

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, Andy Brower, for sharing his wealth of systematic knowledge, and Phil Rossignol, for joining the
Distribution and Ecological roles of arthropods in dead woody materials of ponderosa pine forests, northern California

Creator:

Lemieux, Jeffrey P.

Abstract:

This dissertation describes arthropod responses to and effects on decay processes in ponderosa pine, a dominant forest canopy tree in northern California. We used both descriptive and experimental field techniques to establish how arthropod assemblages depend on and are important to the disintegration of woody structures in forests of this...

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Dissertation

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to Kermit Cromack Jr. and Andy Brower for joining the committee in the same fashion. Thanks to