| ISPI database record: Christopher W. Weldon
Senior Lecturer
Department of Zoology and Entomology
University of Pretoria
Private Bag X20
Hatfield 0028
Pretoria
South Africa
Website of affiliation: http://www.up.ac.za/en/zoology-entomology/article/2249396/dr-chris-weldon
Personal website: https://sites.google.com/site/cwweldon/
remarks: I have a research background that encompasses insect behaviour, ecology and physiology. My research has addressed a range of themes using pest fruit flies, particularly the Queensland fruit fly, Bactrocera tryoni, and more recently, the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata, Natal fly, Ceratitis rosa, marula fly, Ceratitis cosyra, and the Oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis. Much of my research output is applicable to the control of these serious pests using the sterile insect technique while simultaneously addressing important fundamental biological issues including tolerance of environmental stress and the fitness consequences of diet. My current research addresses various interactions between phylogeny, life history, longevity, nutrition, water balance and thermal tolerance using tephritid flies as model organisms.
last update: 2018-05-22
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