title: Thermal requirements of Ophyra albuquerquei Lopes, 1985 (Diptera, Muscidae).
abstract: This study determines the development rates of the immature stages of the fly Ophyra albuquerquei Lopes, 1985. In this study, with 70% relative humidity and a 12-h photophase, eggs, larvae, and pupae were kept in a biochemical oxygen demand chamber at temperatures of 10, 15, 17, 20, 22, 25, 27, 30, 33, 35, and 40°C. While the rearing temperature increases, the development time for each immature stage of O. albuquerquei decreases and these stages develop at temperatures from 10 to 35°C. For eggs, the average minimum development time was 16h, and the average maximum development time was 81h. The average minimum development time for larvae and pupae was 7 and 6 days, respectively, and the average maximum development time was 22 and 42 days, respectively. To understand the development rate of each immature stage of the fly, a mathematical model is presented.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Ecologia de Vetores, Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, CP 354, CEP 96010-900 Pelotas, RS, Brazil; Programa de Pós-graduação em Parasitologia, Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, CP 354, CEP 96010-900 Pelotas, RS, Brazil. Electronic address: julianolpd@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Juliano L P
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Duarte
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Ecologia de Vetores, Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, CP 354, CEP 96010-900 Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Richard F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Emmerich
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Ecologia de Vetores, Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, CP 354, CEP 96010-900 Pelotas, RS, Brazil; Programa de Pós-graduação em Parasitologia, Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, CP 354, CEP 96010-900 Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ana Paula Rosa
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Corrêa
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Ecologia de Vetores, Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, CP 354, CEP 96010-900 Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rodrigo F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Krüger
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004780:Environment, Controlled; D044707:Forensic Sciences; D007814:Larva / Q000254:growth & development; D015233:Models, Statistical; D009117:Muscidae / Q000254:growth & development*; D011679:Pupa / Q000254:growth & development; D013696:Temperature
keywords: Development rate; Dump flies; Forensic entomology; Larval development; Temperature-dependent development