| components of developmental plasticity in a michigan population of lucilia sericata (diptera: calliphoridae). | forensic entomologists rely on laboratory growth data to estimate the time of blow fly colonization on human remains. several data sets exist for the development of the common blow fly lucilia sericata (meigen) (diptera: calliphoridae), and although they generally describe similar rates of preadult development, all vary. such differences could be explained by genetic variation, environmental (rearing) variation, or both. in the study presented here, flies from a single population were reared und ... | 2006 | 17017243 |
| examination of nocturnal blow fly (diptera: calliphoridae) oviposition on pig carcasses in mid-michigan. | the most common application of forensic entomology involves estimating a portion of the postmortem interval (pmi), which usually assumes that blow flies (diptera: calliphoridae) do not oviposit nocturnally. research objectives were to (1) investigate blow fly nocturnal oviposition in relation to sunrise and sunset in michigan; (2) evaluate abiotic variables postulated to affect blow fly oviposition; and (3) conduct laboratory experiments testing blow fly activity under complete darkness. in 2006 ... | 2009 | 19496441 |
| Population and temperature effects on Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) body size and minimum development time. | Understanding how ecological conditions influence physiological responses is fundamental to forensic entomology. When determining the minimum postmortem interval with blow fly evidence in forensic investigations, using a reliable and accurate model of development is integral. Many published studies vary in results, source populations, and experimental designs. Accordingly, disentangling genetic causes of developmental variation from environmental causes is difficult. This study determined the mi ... | 2011 | 21936326 |