Estimating the intra-puparial period of Hydrotaea spinigera (Stein,1910) (Diptera: Muscidae) with morphological and gene expression changes

This study provides an important basis for forensic entomology to use morphological and differential gene expression for estimating the age of H. spinigera during the intra-puparial period. Moreover, the combination of the two methods can produce a more accurate minimum postmortem interval (PMImin) estimate compared to when each method is used separately.PMID:36963598 | DOI:10.1016/j.actatropica.2023.106910

Source: Acta Tropica - March 24, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Shipeng Shao Gengwang Hu Liangliang Li Yi Sheng Yinghui Wang Yanan Zhang Yi Guo Chengtao Kang Wang Xu Jie Chen Jiangfeng Wang Yu Wang Source Type: research