The forensic application of allozyme electrophoresis to the identification of blowfly larvae (Diptera : Calliphoridae) in southern Australia

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dc.contributor.authorWallman, J.
dc.contributor.authorAdams, M.
dc.date.issued2001
dc.description.abstractMost known carrion-breeding species of blowflies in southern Australia are of the genus Calliphora. The morphological similarity of the immatures of these species means that correctly identifying them poses a challenge for forensic entomologists. This study investigates the potential of allozyme analysis to assist with this task. Molecular profiles of third-instar larvae and adults representing four of these carrion-breeding species, Calliphora stygia, C. dubia, C. hilli hilli, and C. vicina, were compared at 42 allozyme loci. The two life stages were found to display almost identical allozyme profiles in each species (93% of loci were expressed in both life history stages), enabling the reliable identification of larvae in these four species. Integration of these results with data from a previous study indicates that allozyme analysis would also be suitable for rapid, species-level identification of the larvae of six other carrion- breeding Calliphora species occurring in southern Australia. This is the first report of the application of allozyme data to the identification of forensically important blowflies.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityJames F. Wallman and Mark Adams
dc.description.urihttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11373007
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Forensic Sciences, 2001; 46(3):681-684
dc.identifier.doi10.1520/jfs15021j
dc.identifier.issn0022-1198
dc.identifier.issn1556-4029
dc.identifier.orcidAdams, M. [0000-0002-6010-7382]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/12207
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAmer Soc Testing Materials
dc.rightsCopyright status unknown
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1520/jfs15021j
dc.subjectforensic science
dc.subjectforensic entomology
dc.subjectlarvae
dc.subjectblowflies
dc.subjectCalliphora
dc.subjectCalliphoridae
dc.subjectallozyme electrophoresis
dc.subjectidentification
dc.subjectAustralia
dc.titleThe forensic application of allozyme electrophoresis to the identification of blowfly larvae (Diptera : Calliphoridae) in southern Australia
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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