Browsing by Subject "Calliphoridae"
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(2010-10-12)Cochliomyia macellaria (Fabricius) has great importance in forensics and is commonly utilized in estimating the period of insect activity (PIA) on a corpse due to its rapid colonization time of fresh remains, active ...
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(2015-08-05)Chrysomya rufifacies Macquart (Diptera: Calliphoridae) is a blow fly of medical, veterinary, and forensic relevance. This species is native to the Australo-Pacific region and invasive in the New World. A unique characteristic ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2004-11-15)It is commonly thought that blow flies are nocturnally inactive. Blowflies are often important in helping to estimate post mortem intervals (PMI) for corpses found at death scenes. If blow flies oviposit during nocturnal ...
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(2017-10-30)Blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) are the primary invertebrate consumers of carrion. Due to their close association with decomposition throughout their lifecycle, immature Calliphoridae collected from remains can be used ...