Author:
Montoya-Molina S.,Jakubec P.,Qubaiová J.,Novák M.,Šuláková H.,Růžička J.
Abstract
AbstractColeoptera are currently considered a fundamental tool to help solve criminal investigations, allowing forensic entomologists to estimate post-mortem intervals and obtain other ecology-related information. Thanatophilus rugosus (Linnaeus, 1758) is an important necrophagous beetle distributed through most of the Palaearctic region, where it is readily found on human bodies and animal carcasses. In this study, the new thermal summation models for all the developmental stages of Thanatophilus rugosus are provided. Beetles were reared at six different constant and ecologically relevant temperatures (12, 14, 16, 18, 20, and 22 °C), and their developmental times were measured. Thermal summation constants were calculated for each developmental stage (egg, three larval instars, post-feeding stage, and pupa).
Funder
Internal Grant Agency of the Faculty of Environmental Sciences, CULS PragueInternal Grant Agency of the Faculty of Environmental Sciences, CULS Prague
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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