Age estimation during the blow fly intra-puparial period: a qualitative and quantitative approach using micro-computed tomography
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DOI: 10.1007/s00414-017-1598-2
Abstract: Minimum post-mortem interval (minPMI) estimates often rely on the use of developmental data from blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae), which are generally the first colonisers of cadavers and, therefore, exemplar forensic indicators. Developmental data of the… read more here.
Keywords: blow fly; age; period; intra puparial ... See more keywords
The effect of submersion in different types of water on the survival and eclosion of blow-fly intra-puparial forms (Diptera: Calliphoridae).
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DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2020.110663
Abstract: Blow-fly (Diptera: Calliphoridae) immatures are the main colonizers of decomposing remains, and any information on what influences their growth and development are important to forensic entomologists when they are required to estimate post-mortem intervals during… read more here.
Keywords: puparial forms; blow fly; intra puparial; water ... See more keywords
Quantitative pteridine fluorescence analysis: A possible age-grading technique for the adult stages of the blow fly Calliphora vicina (Diptera: Calliphoridae).
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2017.03.002
Abstract: Age estimation of adult flies could extend the possible window of time for calculating the minimal postmortem interval (PMImin) by means of entomological methods. Currently, this is done by estimating the time required by necrophagous… read more here.
Keywords: blow fly; adult; fluorescence; age ... See more keywords
Blow Flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) and the American Diet: Effects of Fat Content on Blow Fly Development
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DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjac040
Abstract: Abstract Forensic entomology is an important field of forensic science that utilizes insect evidence in criminal investigations. Blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) are among the first colonizers of remains and are frequently used in determining the… read more here.
Keywords: fat content; entomology; blow; development ... See more keywords
Using Frons Width to Differentiate Blow Fly Species (Diptera: Calliphoridae) Phormia regina (Meigen) and Protophormia terraenovae (Robineau‐Desvoidy)
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DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.13281
Abstract: Protophormia terraenovae (Robineau‐Desvoidy) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) and Phormia regina (Meigen) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) are morphologically similar blow fly species commonly used for estimating postmortem intervals. Field collection and storage of adults can result in color changes, in… read more here.
Keywords: regina; blow fly; diptera calliphoridae;
Conditional knockdown of transformer in sheep blow fly suggests a role in repression of dosage compensation and potential for population suppression.
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1009792
Abstract: The transformer (tra) gene is essential for female development in many insect species, including the Australian sheep blow fly, Lucilia cuprina. Sex-specific tra RNA splicing is controlled by Sex lethal (Sxl) in Drosophila melanogaster but… read more here.
Keywords: blow fly; sheep blow; dosage compensation; transformer ... See more keywords
Not by the Book: Observations of Delayed Oviposition and Re-Colonization of Human Remains by Blow Flies
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DOI: 10.3390/insects13100879
Abstract: Simple Summary Atypical blow fly colonization is rarely documented in the forensic entomology literature. We demonstrate one case of an exaggerated delay in blow fly colonization and two cases of blow fly re-colonization after cessation… read more here.
Keywords: colonization; fly colonization; blow fly; entomology ... See more keywords
Density, Temperature, and Comingled Species Affect Fitness within Carrion Communities: Coexistence in Phormia regina and Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae)
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DOI: 10.3390/insects14020139
Abstract: Simple Summary Blow fly life cycles are commonly used to estimate the time elapsed since death of unattended death when this interval is greater than 48 h. Female flies lay eggs in clusters, resulting in… read more here.
Keywords: density; presence; temperature; blow fly ... See more keywords
Stage Transitions in Lucilia sericata and Phormia regina (Diptera: Calliphoridae) and Implications for Forensic Science
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DOI: 10.3390/insects14040315
Abstract: Simple Summary Maggot growth is important in estimating the postmortem interval in cases involving decomposing bodies. In turn, the time in which maggots transition from one stage of development to the next is crucial in… read more here.
Keywords: stage transitions; development; lucilia sericata; stage ... See more keywords