Anoxia Tolerance in Four Forensically Important Calliphorid Species
Forensic Sciences, 2022 Forensically important blow flies, Diptera: Calliphoridae, are among the first organisms to colonize carrion. After eggs hatch, the larvae of most blow fly species feed in an aggregation or “mass”.
Melissa Lein Authement +2 more
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A preparation of the blowfly (*Calliphora erythrocephala*) brain for in vitro electrophysiological and pharmacological studies [PDF]
, 1995 Brotz TM, Egelhaaf M, Borst A. A preparation of the blowfly (*Calliphora erythrocephala*) brain for in vitro electrophysiological and pharmacological studies. Journal of Neuroscience Methods.
Egelhaaf, M. +5 more
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Phylogenomics and the evolution of larval feeding habits in the blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae)
Systematic Entomology, Volume 51, Issue 1, January‐March 2026.Phylogenomic data from anchored hybrid enrichment provide a new phylogeny of Calliphoridae that delimits the family and confirms division into eight monophyletic subfamilies. Fossil‐calibrated divergence times place the origin of Calliphoridae in the mid‐Eocene (ca. 41 Mya) along with other rapidly radiating families of oestroid Diptera. Reconstruction
Cristian F. Beza‐Beza +21 more
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Morfología e importancia sanitaria de la mosca flecha azul Calliphora vicina
, 2020 Las moscas negras - azules de la familia Calliphoridae, son uno de los insectos más fastidiosos y perjudiciales que conviven con los seres humanos.
Carvajal L., Vladimir
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Food Risk Assess Europe, Volume 4, Issue 1, January 2026.Abstract In the coming decades, there is expected to be a sharply increased demand for dietary proteins for humans and animals. As a result, there is an increasing focus on reared insects as a new source of protein. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (LNV), the use of food chain residual flows such as former foodstuffs as
L.F.F. Kox, D.T.H.M. Sijm
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Biological studies and Molecular identification of Blowfly, Calliphora vicina Rob-Desvoidy (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in the central of Erbil province [PDF]
مجلة جامعة كركوك للعلوم الزراعيةThis research aimed to study the life cycle and duration of each biological stage of the blow fly Calliphora vicina. Adult specimens were collected from various locations in the Erbil provinces and reared on decaying chicken meat.
srwa khalil, Srwa hamad, nabeel mawlood
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At the edge of darkness: A framework for the evolution of visual systems in dim light
Functional Ecology, Volume 39, Issue 10, Page 2626-2636, October 2025.Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Light is an important biological cue for all living things. For animals, where many behaviours are driven by sensory input from the eyes, light is also a critical environmental feature shaping animal eye evolution, with the intensity of light (i.e.
Megan L. Porter
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Lords of the flies: dipteran migrants are diverse, abundant and ecologically important
Biological Reviews, Volume 100, Issue 4, Page 1635-1659, August 2025.ABSTRACT Insect migrants are hugely abundant, with recent studies identifying the megadiverse order Diptera as the major component of many migratory assemblages. Despite this, their migratory behaviour has been widely overlooked in favour of more ‘charismatic’ migrant insects such as butterflies, dragonflies, and moths.
Will L. Hawkes +2 more
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A new and earlier record of Chrysomya megacephala in South Africa, with notes on another exotic species, Calliphora vicina (Diptera Calliphoridae) [PDF]
, 2006 South African records of Chrysomya megacephala and Calliphora vicina are reviewed and plotted on maps. Dispersal routes of these two forensically and medically important blowfly species are discussed. Emphasised is the importance of deposition of voucher
Villet, Martin H, Williams, Kirstin A
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Insects select flight speeds that coincide with low metabolic energy expenditureInsects select flight speeds that coincide with low metabolic energy expenditure [PDF]
Royal Society Open ScienceAerodynamic theory predicts a U-shaped relationship between mechanical power and airspeed. Empirical data from birds and bats support a similar U-shaped metabolic power–speed curve, reflecting the underlying muscle mechanics.
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