A Comparison of the Development Rate of<i>Protophormia Terraenovae</i>(Robineau-Desvoidy) Raised under Constant and Fluctuating Temperature Regimes
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Abstract
Experiments were conducted to compare development rates of the blow fly species Protophormia terraenovae (Robineau-Desvoidy) (Diptera Calliphoridae) at constant and fluctuating temperatures. Protophormia terraenovae were raised from egg to adult outdoors under naturally fluctuating temperatures. Minimum times to reach five stages of development were noted (1st, 2nd, and 3rd instar, pupae, and adult). A data logger recorded temperature every 30 minutes. Once the adult stage was reached, the overall mean temperature during the experiment was calculated (19.7°C ± 0.1 °C). Next, P. terraenovae were raised from egg to adult within an incubator in the laboratory at a constant temperature of 20°C ± 0.1°C. Accumulated degree hours (ADH) were calculated for both experiments, at all five stages of development. Protophormia terraenovae raised under a constant temperature regime reached 1st, 2nd, and 3rd instar stages significantly faster than those raised under a fluctuating temperature regime (P = 0.016, t = 3.99, df = 4; P = 0.007, t = 6.79, df = 3; P = 0.043, t = 2.92, df = 4, respectively). At the pupae and adult stages, there was no difference in the development rate between the two temperature regimes (P < 0.05).
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| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.001 | 0.003 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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