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Distribution and ecology of forensically important blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in Sicily and Ecuador with a focus on the geometric morphometric variations and nutritional ecology of the blue bottle fly Calliphora vicina
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Gemmellaro, Maria Denise. Distribution and ecology of forensically important blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in Sicily and Ecuador with a focus on the geometric morphometric variations and nutritional ecology of the blue bottle fly Calliphora vicina. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-twp8-bv57

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TitleDistribution and ecology of forensically important blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in Sicily and Ecuador with a focus on the geometric morphometric variations and nutritional ecology of the blue bottle fly Calliphora vicina
NameGemmellaro, Maria Denise (author); Hamilton, George C (chair); Ware, Jessica L (internal member); Tomberlin, Jeffery K (internal member); Weidner, Lauren M (outside member); Anderson, Gail S (outside member); Rutgers University; School of Graduate Studies
Date Created2019
Other Date2019-05 (degree)
SubjectForensic entomology, Entomology, Blowflies -- Ecology -- Ecuador, Blowflies -- Ecology -- Italy -- Sicily, Calliphora -- Morphology, Calliphora -- Nutrition -- Ecology
Extent1 online resource (xi, 129 pages) : illustrations
DescriptionFor my dissertation, I conducted a survey of blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in Sicily, Italy and Ecuador across four different altitudinal levels (Sicily: 20m, 700m, 1153m, and 1552m; Ecuador: 561m, 1312m, 1948m, and 3336m). I determined the species richness, abundance and diversity of the blow fly communities in these two areas and across four elevations using four RESCUE!® POP! Fly Trap per baited with 100g of beef liver per trap. Twelve blow fly species were collected in Sicily while 17 species were collected in Ecuador. The main species collected in Sicily was Lucilia sericata (Meigen) (68.50%) while Consomyiops verena (Walker) was the main species collected (51.67% of total capture) in Ecuador. The total number of flies captured was highest at high elevations in Ecuador, while in Sicily it was highest at intermediate elevations. Blow fly activity was also assessed in lava fields and volcanic caves in Sicily during the winter months and showed that colonization occurred even in the caves in the absence of light and the presence of low temperatures (between 4°C and 6°C). Furthermore, I investigated the food preference of Calliphora vicina (Robineau-Desvoidy) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) adults among different food sources, noticing significant differences between males and females for certain trophic substrates. Finally, I conducted a geometric morphometric analysis of the right wing of C. vicina adults collected from different altitudinal levels and found significant differences across elevations, as well as between females and males.
NotePh.D.
NoteIncludes bibliographical references
Genretheses, ETD doctoral
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-twp8-bv57
LanguageEnglish
CollectionSchool of Graduate Studies Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Organization NameRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
RightsThe author owns the copyright to this work.
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