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PATTERNS OF DIVERSIFICATION IN PHYTOPHAGOUS INSECTS

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Acknowledgements<br />

I thank first my advisors and other graduate committee members for the guidance,<br />

funding, and patience which made this dissertation possible. Supplementary funds for<br />

travel and field work were provided by the University of Maryland Center for<br />

Biodiversity, the Williston Diptera Research fund of the Smithsonian Institution, and the<br />

U.S. Department of Agriculture. Thanks also to the following for hosting visits for<br />

collection of specimens and/or access to bulk samples: Charles Godfray and the Centre<br />

for Population Biology of Imperial College, London; Greg Zolnerowich and Bob Kula<br />

(Kansas State University); and Riley Nelson (Brigham Young University). Saulius<br />

Pakalniškis (Institute for Ecology, Vilnius, Lithuania) and Charles Godfray (Oxford<br />

University) sent important specimens which were much appreciated. Conrad Labandeira<br />

(US National Museum) provided access to important agromyzid fossils. Special<br />

appreciation is extended to Matthew Lewis (USDA Systematic Entomology Laboratory),<br />

who gave valuable technical assistance in the laboratory and provided most of the<br />

sequences for PGD. Leo Shapiro provided additional sequences for holly leaf miners.<br />

Akito Kawahara translated an important reference from Japanese. Alexei Drummond<br />

provided useful advice regarding his BEAST program. Thanks also to Scott Wing,<br />

Conrad Labandeira, and Vicki Funk (U.S. National Museum) for helpful discussions and<br />

for reading over drafts of the final chapter. Finally, I thank Joelynn Winkler for<br />

assistance in field work, and for her patient support of my studies.<br />

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