Population and temperature effects on Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) body size and minimum development time

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1062-1068

  Tarone, A M ^a,b   Picard, C J ^b   Spiegelman, C ^b   Foran, D R ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calliphoridae; ecological genetics; forensic entomology; life history; Lucilia sericata

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; EVALUATION; FLY; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSECT; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES; ZOOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BODY SIZE; CALIFORNIA; DIPTERA; ENTOMOLOGY; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; MICHIGAN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PUPA; TEMPERATURE; WEST VIRGINIA;

CALLIPHORIDAE; DIPTERA; LUCILIA SERICATA;

EID: 80052713230     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/ME11004     Document Type: Article

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