Neotropical Entomology (2005) 34, 163-168

Carolina Reigada and Wesley A.C. Godoy (2005)
Seasonal fecundity and body size in Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius) (Diptera: Calliphoridae)
Neotropical Entomology 34 (2), 163-168
Abstract: In this study the seasonal variation of fecundity, wing and tibia size was investigated in natural populations of Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius) aiming at determining the variations in life history of the species as a function of seasonality. A relative constant temporal trajectory was found for fecundity, wing and tibia size over twelve months. Strong positive correlations between wing size and temperature, tibia size and temperature and between wing and tibia sizes were observed. The implications of the results for population dynamics of C. megacephala were discussed.
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Database assignments for author(s): Wesley Augusto C. Godoy, Carolina Reigada

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution
population dynamics/ epidemiology

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Chrysomya megacephala (product pest)		Brazil (south)