The Entomology of the Cadaver

Easton, Alan M.; Smith, Kenneth G. V.

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“…According to Skidmore (1984), Synthesiomyia nudiseta usually colonizes carrion after the first wave of necrophilous flies. In Hawaii, Buxton and Hopkins (1927) found that S. nudiseta invades carrion at the "sarcophagid stage" (second wave according to Easton and Smith, 1970). Recent investigations conducted by Kumara et al (2009) showed that the life cycle duration of S. nudiseta took 13.4 AE 0.8 days (average temperatures and relative humidity were respectively 28.5 AE 1.5 C and 67e85%).…”

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Flies, Mochicas and burial practices: a case study from Huaca de la Luna, Peru

Huchet

Greenberg

2010

Journal of Archaeological Science

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Flies, Mochicas and burial practices: a case study from Huaca de la Luna, Peru

Huchet

Greenberg

2010

Journal of Archaeological Science

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“…In particular, the calculation of larval age allows the determination of a minimum post-mortem interval (PMI min ) (Easton and Smith 1970;Marchenko 1982;Erzinclioglu 1983;Leclercq 1983;Goff et al 1986), which is often an important detail for the police investigations. Larval development is dependent on temperature (Bowler and Terblanche 2008), and every species has a slightly different growth rate (Erzinclioglu 1990; Davies and Ratcliffe 1994;Richards et al 2009).…”

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Molecular identification of forensically important blowfly species (Diptera: Calliphoridae) from Germany

2009

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Forensic entomology applies knowledge about the behaviour and ecology of insects associated to corpses to homicide investigations. It is possible to calculate a minimum post-mortem interval by determining the age of the oldest blowfly larvae feeding on a corpse. The growth rate of the larvae is highly dependent on temperature and also varies between the different blowfly species infesting a corpse. It is, thus, crucial to correctly identify the species collected from a crime scene. To increase the quality of species identification, molecular methods were applied to 53 individuals of six different species sampled in Bonn, Germany: Calliphora vicina, Calliphora vomitoria, Lucilia caesar, Lucilia sericata, Lucilia illustris, and Protophormia terraenovae. We extracted DNA and checked a 229 bp sequence within the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I. The sequences of the local flies were aligned to published data of specimens from other countries. We also studied the practical value of the analysed DNA region for their differentiation. All species were matched correctly by a Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST) search apart from L. caesar and L. illustris. Although molecular methods are very useful-especially if it is necessary to identify small fragments of insect material or very young larvae-we propose to use it only in addition to the conventional methods.

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“…Larval age of the earliest carrion-arriving blow fly species can be estimated based on data developed from controlled carrion studies [2,3]. Faunal composition (succession data) of carrion can be predicted for a given area under specific conditions and the composition compared to baseline data obtained from an animal model [4][5][6][7][8].…”

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Blow Flies Visiting Decaying Alligators: Is Succession Synchronous or Asynchronous?

Nelder

McCreadie

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2009

Psyche: A Journal of Entomology

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Succession patterns of adult blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) on decaying alligators were investigated in Mobile (Ala, USA) during August 2002. The most abundant blow fly species visiting the carcasses were Chrysomya rufifacies (Macquart), Cochliomyia macellaria (Fabricus), Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricus), Phormia regina (Meigen), and Lucilia coeruleiviridis (Macquart). Lucilia coeruleiviridis was collected more often during the early stages of decomposition, followed by Chrysomya spp., Cochliomyia macellaria, and Phormia regina in the later stages. Lucilia coeruleiviridis was the only synchronous blow fly on the three carcasses; other blow fly species exhibited only site-specific synchrony. Using dichotomous correlations and analyses of variance, we demonstrated that blow fly-community succession was asynchronous among three alligators; however, Monte Carlo simulations indicate that there was some degree of synchrony between the carcasses.

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The Entomology of the Cadaver

Cited by 57 publications

References 3 publications

Flies, Mochicas and burial practices: a case study from Huaca de la Luna, Peru

Flies, Mochicas and burial practices: a case study from Huaca de la Luna, Peru

Molecular identification of forensically important blowfly species (Diptera: Calliphoridae) from Germany

Blow Flies Visiting Decaying Alligators: Is Succession Synchronous or Asynchronous?

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