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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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Diversity Assessment and the effect of Temperature and Humidity on the Relative Abundance of Medically Important Fly Species in Fouladshahr, Isfahan Province [PDF]
Armaghane Danesh Bimonthly Journal, 2023 Background & aim: Due to their close connection with humans, flies are able to mechanically transmit many pathogenic agents and thus cause various diseases.
SF Motevali Haghi +10 more
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Wound Myiasis in Diabetic Foot Ulcer: Calliphoridae and Sarcophagidae Family
Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2021 Background: Myiasis is a parasitic infestation of tissues or body cavities of mammals with dipterous larvae. The patients with diabetic foot ulcers are more vulnerable to acquiring infestation; however, the infestation may be neglected and mistreated in ...
Evren Tileklioğlu +5 more
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European Journal of Entomology, 2020 Heterochromatin may vary qualitatively, quantitatively, and in its location both in and between species. There were differences recorded in sex chromosomes, satellite sizes and location of C-bands in specimens of Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826) from ...
Mónica Gabriela CHIRINO +3 more
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Journal of Pollination Ecology, 2023 Pollinator communities are composed of diverse groups of insects, with radically different life histories and resource needs. Blow flies are known to visit a variety of economically important crop plants.
Jonathan Finch +2 more
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