Composition of Necrophagous Insect Assemblages in Altitudinal Gradient of Central Chile [PDF]
InsectsThis study evaluated whether necrophagous arthropod assemblages, with emphasis on Calliphoridae (Diptera), differ among three sites in central Chile: Coastal (50 masl), Pre-mountain range (1000 masl), and High Andean (1800 masl).
Melissa Marzolo Bown +3 more
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A metagenomic assessment of the bacteria associated with Lucilia sericata and Lucilia cuprina (Diptera: Calliphoridae) [PDF]
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2014 Lucilia Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Calliphoridae) is a blow fly genus of forensic, medical, veterinary, and agricultural importance. This genus is also famous because of its beneficial uses in maggot debridement therapy (MDT).
Baneshwar Singh +2 more
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Ecological Preferences of Calliphoridae and Sarcophagidae (Diptera) in the Region Calabria (Southern Italy) [PDF]
InsectsDiptera belonging to the families Calliphoridae and Sarcophagidae are known for their diversified trophic preferences and for their forensic and medical-veterinary relevance.
Domenico Bonelli +11 more
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Influence of abiotic factors in Calliphoridae and Mesembrinellidae (Insecta: Diptera) entomofauna in the Jardim Botânico do Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. [PDF]
PLoS ONEDiptera are one of the four megadiverse insect orders, with great environmental, ecological, forensic and medical-sanitary relevance. The Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, located in an urban area of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, constitutes an important ...
Adriana Leal de Figueiredo +5 more
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Frontiers in Genetics, 2022 The Calliphoridae (blowflies) are significant for forensic science, veterinary management, medical science, and economic issues. However, the phylogenetic relationships within this family are poorly understood and controversial, and the status of the ...
Yanjie Shang +5 more
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The Study of Forensically Important Insects Recovered from Human Corpses in Taiwan
Insects, 2023 A study of entomological specimens recovered from 117 human corpses in 114 forensic cases was conducted in Taiwan between 2011 and 2018. The comparisons and discussions of the entomological data were based on the locations (indoor vs.
Wei-Lun Yan +5 more
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The ‘dance’ of life: visualizing metamorphosis during pupation in the blow fly Calliphora vicina by X-ray video imaging and micro-computed tomography [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2017 The dramatic metamorphosis from larva to adult of insect orders such as Diptera cannot usually be witnessed because it occurs within an opaque structure.
Martin J. R. Hall +2 more
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Temperature-dependent development of the blow fly Chrysomya pinguis and its significance in estimating postmortem interval [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2019 Chrysomya pinguis (Walker) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) is an endemic Asiatic blow fly species of forensic importance. Chrysomya pinguis is one of the first species to colonize a corpse, especially in high altitude areas during spring and autumn when the ...
Yingna Zhang +6 more
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Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021 In this study, the complete mitochondrial (mt) genome of the New Zealand parasitic blowfly Lucilia sericata (green bottle blowfly) field strain NZ_LucSer_NP was generated using next-generation sequencing technology.
Nikola Palevich +2 more
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Journal of Advanced Research in Natural and Applied Sciences, 2023 Insects function as a biological clock in determining the time elapsed after death which is also called minimum postmortem interval (PMImin). Particularly, Calliphoridae family members are the first colonizers.
Cenk Önsoy, Ferhat Altunsoy
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