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Exploring Life History Choices: Using Temperature and Substrate Type as Interacting Factors for Blowfly Larval and Female Preferences
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Exploring Life History Choices: Using Temperature and Substrate Type as Interacting Factors for Blowfly Larval and Female Preferences

Exploring Life History Choices: Using Temperature and Substrate Type as Interacting Factors for Blowfly Larval and Female Preferences

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November 17, 2023

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10.3791/65835-v

DOI:
10.3791/65835-v

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12:14 min
November 17, 2023

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1Department of Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Biosciences,University of São Paulo, 2Department of Zoology, Institute of Biosciences,University of São Paulo

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Herein, two protocols for assessing food source and oviposition preferences in larvae and females of blowflies are detailed. These comprise four choices with two interacting factors: substrate type and temperature. The assays enable the determination of the food source preference of the larvae and the oviposition site preference for the females.

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Cunha, V. A. S., Tandonnet, S., Ferreira, D. L., Rodrigues, A. V., Torres, T. T. Exploring Life History Choices: Using Temperature and Substrate Type as Interacting Factors for Blowfly Larval and Female Preferences. J. Vis. Exp. (201), e65835, doi:10.3791/65835 (2023).

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