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Blow Flies Visiting Decaying Alligators : Is Succession Synchronous or Asynchronous?
Joint Authors
McCreadie, John W.
Major, Clinton S.
Nelder, Mark P.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2009, Issue 2009 (31 Dec. 2009), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2008-11-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
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.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nelder, Mark P.& McCreadie, John W.& Major, Clinton S.. 2008. Blow Flies Visiting Decaying Alligators : Is Succession Synchronous or Asynchronous?. Psyche،Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-482031
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nelder, Mark P.…[et al.]. Blow Flies Visiting Decaying Alligators : Is Succession Synchronous or Asynchronous?. Psyche No. 2009 (2009), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-482031
American Medical Association (AMA)
Nelder, Mark P.& McCreadie, John W.& Major, Clinton S.. Blow Flies Visiting Decaying Alligators : Is Succession Synchronous or Asynchronous?. Psyche. 2008. Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-482031
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-482031