A Morphological, Functional, and Genetic Investigation of the Male Compound Eye Phenotype of Chrysomya megacephala (Diptera: Calliphoridae))

A very unique compound eye in dipterans is found in males of the forensically important blow fly, Chrysomya megacephala (Diptera: Calliphoridae). This compound eye is characterized by an area of enlarged dorsal facets that, unlike almost all other regional changes in dipteran ommatidia size, is not...

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Main Author: Smith, Joshua
Format: Others
Published: FIU Digital Commons 2016
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Online Access:http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/3060
http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3931&context=etd