Effect of temperature on development of the forensically important holarctic blow fly Protophormia terraenovae (Robineau-Desvoidy) (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

Grassberger, Martin; Reiter, Christian

doi:10.1016/s0379-0738(02)00199-8

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“…Grassberger & Reiter (2002) affirmed that larger differences in the period of development in different reports because of temperature are not necessarily attributed to variation in the experimental method (extrinsic factors, constant versus fluctuating temperatures), but to geographic adaptation (intrinsic factors). This may not occur for C. albiceps and other cosmopolitan species.…”

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Rate of development of forensically-important Dipterain southern Brazil

Krüger¹,

Kirst²,

Souza³

2010

Rev. Bras. entomol.

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ABSTRACT. Rate of development of forensically-important Diptera in southern Brazil. Dipteran larvae were collected from rabbit (Oryctolagus cunniculus L.) carcasses during the four seasons in 2005 in the southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The larvae were fed ground beef at ambient temperatures following collection from carcasses. The development of each species under these conditions was estimated. The most abundant species in the carcasses were Lucilia eximia (Wiedemann) and Chrysomya albiceps (Wiedemann) (Calliphoridae), and they were found in all seasons. The data were fitted to a linear model that describes the relationship between temperature and linear developmental rating. These two species are primary forensic indicators in southern Brazil. Other species such as Hemilucilia semidiaphana (Rondani) (Calliphoridae), Synthesiomyia nudiseta (Wulp), Muscina stabulans (Fallen) (Muscidae), and Fannia pusio (Wiedemann) (Fanniidae) were forensically less important because they only occurred in high frequency in certain seasons and during the first days of carcass decomposition.KEYWORDS. Calliphoridae; degree-day; developmental period; Muscidae. RESUMO. Taxa de desenvolvimento de Diptera de importância forense no sul do Brasil. Larvas de dipterous foram coletadas em carcaças de coelho-doméstico (Oryctolagus cunniculus L.) ao longo das quatro estações de 2005 no extremo-sul do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. As larvas foram alimentadas com carne bovina moída e acondicionadas em temperatura ambiente. O desenvolvimento de cada espécie foi acompanhado nestas condições. As espécies mais abundantes na carcaça foram Lucilia eximia (Wiedemann) e Chrysomya albiceps (Wiedemann) (Calliphoridae) em todas as estações. Os dados foram ajustados a um modelo linear da relação entre a taxa de desenvolvimento destas espécies e a temperatura média diária do ambiente. Estas duas espécies são as principais indicadoras forense no sul do Brasil. Outras espécies como Hemilucilia semidiaphana (Rondani) (Calliphoridae), Synthesiomyia nudiseta (Wulp), Muscina stabulans (Fallen) (Muscidae) e Fannia pusio (Wiedemann) (Fanniidae) foram menos importantes porque ocorreram em alta abundância em determinadas estações do ano no decorrer dos primeiros dias de decomposição.

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Rate of development of forensically-important Dipterain southern Brazil

Krüger¹,

Kirst²,

Souza³

2010

Rev. Bras. entomol.

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“…C. nigribasis was reared at 10.62°C, with a development time of 111 days. Studies carried out with other species with the purpose of evaluating the effects of temperature on development, clearly show how a decrease in temperature can decrease metabolism, increasing the time intervals for the immature stages (Anderson, 2000;Byrd & Allen, 2001;Grassberger & Reiter, 2001;Grassberger & Reiter, 2002a;Grassberger & Reiter, 2002b;Ames & Turner, 2003;Grassberger et al, 2003). Hence, it is essential to consider that this species belongs to the Andean region (including paramo region) (Baumgartner & Greenberg, 1985) and it is part of the cadaverous entomofauna of these regions, becoming an important forensic indicator.…”

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Rearing five species of Diptera (Calliphoridae) of forensic importance in Colombia in semicontrolled field conditions

Vélez¹,

Wolff²

2008

Pap. Avulsos Zool. (São Paulo)

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“…Estimation of the PMI is a fundamental aspect of legal medicine (Smith 1986), but can be seriously compromised by an inadequate consideration of post-feeding larval dispersal (Gomes et al 2002; and of the environmental factors involved in such dispersal, including temperature and photoperiod (Feng et al 2002a;Grassberger & Reiter 2003). However, in PMI evaluations, great caution must be applied when using data collected by researchers form other countries.…”

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“…Temperature and photoperiod is the most important factor affecting the rate of development (Myskowiak & Doums 2002;Feng et al 2002a) and, in forensic medicine, an understanding of blowfly development is important for estimating the time elapsed since death (the postmortem interval or PMI) (Feng et al 2002b;Grassberger & Reiter 2003;Lefbvere & Pasquerault 2004;Gomes & Von Zuben 2004a;Gomes et al 2005).…”

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Influence of photoperiod on body weight and depth of burrowing in larvae of Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius) (Diptera, Calliphoridae) and implications for forensic entomology

Gomes¹,

Gomes²,

Oliveira³

et al. 2006

Rev. Bras. entomol.

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ABSTRACT. Influence of photoperiod on body weight and depth of burrowing in larvae of Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius) (Diptera, Calliphoridae) and implications for forensic entomology. Blowflies use discrete, ephemeral breeding sites for larval nutrition. After exhaustion of the food supply, the larvae disperse in search of sites to pupate or to seek other sources of food in a process known as post-feeding larval dispersal. In this study, some of the most important aspects of this process were investigated in larvae of the blowflies Chrysomya megacephala exposed to a variety of light: dark (LD) cycles (0:0 h, 12:12 h and 24:0 h) and incubated in tubes covered with vermiculite. For each pupa, the body weight and depth of burrowing were determined. Statistical tests were used to examine the relationship of depth of burrowing and body weight to photoperiod at which burrowing occurred. The study of burial behavior in post-feeding larval dispersing can be useful for estimating the postmortem interval (PMI) of human corpses in forensic medicine.

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Effect of temperature on development of the forensically important holarctic blow fly Protophormia terraenovae (Robineau-Desvoidy) (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

Cited by 148 publications

References 19 publications

Rate of development of forensically-important Dipterain southern Brazil

Rate of development of forensically-important Dipterain southern Brazil

Rearing five species of Diptera (Calliphoridae) of forensic importance in Colombia in semicontrolled field conditions

Influence of photoperiod on body weight and depth of burrowing in larvae of Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius) (Diptera, Calliphoridae) and implications for forensic entomology

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