@article {542,
	title = {Muscoid fly populations in tsunami-devastated villages of southern India},
	volume = {43},
	year = {Submitted},
	note = {08-10-200906-02-2012NormalVector Control Research Centre (Indian Council of Medical Research), Pondicherry 605 006, India.enghttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve\&db=pubmed\&dopt=Abstract\&list_uids=16739426},
	pages = {631 - 633},
	abstract = {Several coastal villages of southern India were affected by the 26 December 2004 tsunami, and 10,749 people were killed. Investigation carried out in the affected villages during fourth, fifth, and sixth weeks posttsunami showed that the fly density was in the range of 12-91.8 flies per sweep net. In total, 3,259 flies belonging to eight species, namely, Musca domestica L., Musca vicina Macquart, Musca sorbens Wiedemann, Calliphora erythrocephala Robineau-Desvody, Sarcophaga ruficornis F., Chrysomyia sp. Robineau-Desvody, Chlorops sp., and Fannia sp. Robineau-Desvody, were recorded. M. domestica was the predominant species constituting 78.2\% of the total flies collected. Density of flies was the highest in temporary shelters constructed for the victims, followed by centralized kitchens and devastated human settlements. Lack of waste control at centralized kitchens nearer to the shelters might be the reason for the high fly density in relief shelters. Under these circumstances, outbreak of fly-borne diseases is likely to be aggravated. Therefore, it is suggested that the ongoing space spraying be supplemented with effective waste control measures to reduce the high density of flies.},
	keywords = {*Diptera, *Disasters, Animals, Houseflies, India, Insect Vectors, Population Density, Refuse Disposal},
	author = {Srinivasan, R. and Gunasekaran, K. and Jambulingam, P. and Balaraman, K.}
}
@article {39,
	title = {Physiological trade-offs of forming maggot masses by necrophagous flies on vertebrate carrion},
	volume = {101},
	year = {Submitted},
	note = {28-12-201106-02-2012Department of Biology, Loyola University Maryland, 4501 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21210, USA. drivers@loyola.eduenghttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve\&db=pubmed\&dopt=Abstract\&list_uids=21729395},
	pages = {599 - 611},
	abstract = {Necrophagous flies that colonize human and animal corpses are extremely efficient at locating and utilizing carrion. Adult flies deposit eggs or larvae on the ephemeral food resource, which signals the beginning of intense inter- and intra-species competition. Within a short period of time after egg hatch, large larval aggregations or maggot masses form. A period of intense larval feeding ensues that will culminate with consumption/decomposition of all soft tissues associated with the corpse. Perhaps the most distinctive feature of these feeding aggregations is heat production; that is, the capacity to generate internal heat that can exceed ambient temperatures by 30 degrees C or more. While observations of maggot mass formation and heat generation have been described in the research literature for more than 50 years, our understanding of maggot masses, particularly the physiological ecology of the aggregations as a whole, is rudimentary. In this review, an examination of what is known about the formation of maggot masses is presented, as well as arguments for the physiological benefits and limitations of developing in feeding aggregations that, at times, can represent regions of intense competition, overcrowded conditions, or a microclimate with elevated temperatures approaching or exceeding proteotoxic stress levels.},
	keywords = {*Feeding Behavior, Animals, Competitive Behavior, Female, Forensic Sciences, Hot Temperature, Larva/physiology, Male, Population Density, Reproduction, Sarcophagidae/*physiology, Vertebrates/parasitology},
	author = {Rivers, D. B. and Thompson, C. and Brogan, R.}
}
