Drosophila Classification
Classifying Drosophila species types from thorax and wing measurements
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Many datasets on Australian Drosophila (fruit fly) species have been collated and studied to investigate questions around climate adaptation, species distribution limits, and population genetics (Sandra B. Hangartner and Griffin, 2015). In this report, we investigate one such dataset (Loeschcke, Bundgaard, and Barker, 2000) which has collected various thorax and wing measurements, and focus on the classification of two such species, Aldrichi and Buzzatii, based on these traits. This was a COMP4702 project that I worked on in 2024 Semester 1.