I . Drosophila Biology (An Introduction)

In Drosophila Protocols (Chapter 35)

In Drosophila: A Guide to Species Identification and Use (Chapter 8, 10, 11)

In Drosophila: Methods and Protocols (Chapter 1, 2)

II. Research resources for Drosophila 

In Drosophila: Methods and Protocols (Chapter 3)

Matthews et al. 2005 Research resources for Drosophila: the expanding universe. Nat Rev Genet 6: 179-93.

III. Mutation and Mutant Hunts

In Fly Pushing (Chapter 1, 2, 3)

In Advanced Genetic Analysis: Finding Meaning in a Genome (Chapter 1, 2, 3)

St Johnston. 2002 The art and design of genetic screens: Drosophila melanogaster. Nat Rev Genet 3: 176-88.

IV. Gene Manipulation in Drosophila

In Drosophila: Methods and Protocols (Chapter 4, 5, 6, 10)

Venken et al. 2005 Emerging technologies for gene manipulation in Drosophila melanogaster. Nat Rev Genet 6: 167-78.

Venken KJ, Bellen HJ. 2007. Transgenesis upgrades for Drosophila melanogaster. Development 134: 3571-84.

V. Reversed Genetic Approaches

In Drosophila: Methods and Protocols (Chapter 9)

Adams et al. 2002 From sequence to phenotype: reverse genetics in Drosophila melanogaster. Nat Rev Genet 3: 189-98.

VI. Drosophila melanogaster species group

In Drosophila: A Laboratory Handbook (Chapter 32, 33)

Drosophila books:

Advanced Genetic Analysis: Finding Meaning in a Genome (by R. Scott Hawley, Michelle Y. Walker, Wiley-Blackwell Wiley, 2003)

Drosophila: A guide to species identification and use (Markow and O’Grady, Academia Press, 2006)

Drosophila, a Laboratory Manual (Michael Ashburner, CSH Press, 1989)

Encyclopedia of Drosophila, ranging from the popular to the obscure.

Drosophila: Methods and Protocols (Christian Dahmann, Springer, 2008)

Drosophila, a Practical Approach (D. B. Roberts, IRL Press, 1986).

Edited book covering such techniques as lab culture, molecular biology and mutagenesis.

Drosophila Protocols (Edited by W. Sullivan, M. Ashburner and R. S. Hawley, CSH

Press, 2000)

Excellent coverage of techniques in Drosophila with both recipes and explanations.

Fly Pushing: The Theory and Practice of Drosophila Genetics (Ralph Greenspan, CSH Press, 2005)

Excellent and humorous guide to working with flies in genetic experiments. Highly recommended for anyone doing lab work with flies.