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1 February 2013 Sex-Biased Captures of Sarcosaprophagous Diptera in Carrion-Baited Traps
Daniel Martín-Vega, Arturo Baz
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Abstract

The use of carrion-baited traps is a common and widely extended practice in the study of sarcosaprophagous Diptera. However, it implies different areas of bias, one of them being the different responses of males and females to carrion bait, which results in possible biased sex ratios in the captures. In the present study, the use of carrion-baited traps revealed significant female-biased captures in the families Calliphoridae, Muscidae, and Sarcophagidae, whereas the collected species of the families Piophilidae, Heleomyzidae, and Ulidiidae showed different patterns in the observed sex ratios. Possible explanations according to existing literature and the types of mating behaviors of the different families are discussed.

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Daniel Martín-Vega and Arturo Baz "Sex-Biased Captures of Sarcosaprophagous Diptera in Carrion-Baited Traps," Journal of Insect Science 13(14), 1-12, (1 February 2013). https://doi.org/10.1673/031.013.1401
Received: 23 October 2011; Accepted: 1 March 2012; Published: 1 February 2013
KEYWORDS
calliphoridae
forensic entomology
Heleomyzidae
Muscidae
Piophilidae
Sarcophagidae
sex ratio
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