ABSTRACT Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius, 1794) occurs on every continent and is
closely associated with carrion and decaying material in human environments. Its abilities to …

The bluebottle blow fly Calliphora vicina is a common species distributed throughout Europe
that can play an important role as forensic evidence in crime investigations. Developmental …

The genetic structure of forensically important blow fly (Brauer & Bergenstamm)(Diptera:
Calliphoridae) populations has remained elusive despite high relatedness within wild …

Forensic entomology requires knowledge of the developmental rates of the species that
colonize a body after death to estimate the postmortem interval (PMI). These developmental …

The forensic utility of an insect can depend in part on its population structure. Although some
native N orth A merican species have been characterized in this fashion, information is …

Abstract Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius, 1794)(Diptera: Calliphoridae) is one of the
most predominant calliphorid species which arrives and colonizes a cadaver first in its native …

Insects or arthropods collected from a human deceased during crime scene investigation
often revealed information related to the body of the deceased or the crime scene …

The oriental latrine fly, Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius, 1794), is a forensically
important species of blow fly (Diptera: Calliphoridae)(Wells & Sperling 2001). It is native to …

The black blow fly, Phormia regina (Diptera: Calliphoridae), is a widely abundant fly
autochthonous to North America. Like many other Calliphorids, P. regina plays a key role in …

Massively parallel high throughput sequencers are transforming the scientific research by
reducing the cost and time necessary to sequence entire genomes. The goal of this project …