Prevalence, Distribution And The Biology Of An Endoparasitoid Fly, Verticia fasciventris (Diptera: Calliphoridae), And The Physiological And Behavioural Changes In Its Host, Macrotermes carbonarius (Blattodea: Termitidae)

This thesis focuses on prevalence, distribution and the biology of an endoparasitoid fly, Verticia fasciventris Malloch (Diptera: Calliphoridae) and the physiological and behavioural changes in its host Macrotermes carbonarius (Hagen) (Blattodae: Termitidae). The development of V. fasciventris larva...

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Main Author: To, Thi Mai Duyen
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Language:English
Published: 2018
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description This thesis focuses on prevalence, distribution and the biology of an endoparasitoid fly, Verticia fasciventris Malloch (Diptera: Calliphoridae) and the physiological and behavioural changes in its host Macrotermes carbonarius (Hagen) (Blattodae: Termitidae). The development of V. fasciventris larvae could be divided into three instar stages. The larva completed their first and second instar in the head capsule of M. carbonarius pre-soldier and soldiers, respectively, while the third instar undergoes part of its development inside the head of soldiers and subsequently exit the host body as free living larva. The mean time of pupation of V. fasciventris was 13 days. The size of parasitoid females was significantly smaller (P < 0.05) than that of males.
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spelling usm-442322019-04-29T01:37:14Z http://eprints.usm.my/44232/ Prevalence, Distribution And The Biology Of An Endoparasitoid Fly, Verticia fasciventris (Diptera: Calliphoridae), And The Physiological And Behavioural Changes In Its Host, Macrotermes carbonarius (Blattodea: Termitidae) To, Thi Mai Duyen QH1 Natural history (General - Including nature conservation, geographical distribution) This thesis focuses on prevalence, distribution and the biology of an endoparasitoid fly, Verticia fasciventris Malloch (Diptera: Calliphoridae) and the physiological and behavioural changes in its host Macrotermes carbonarius (Hagen) (Blattodae: Termitidae). The development of V. fasciventris larvae could be divided into three instar stages. The larva completed their first and second instar in the head capsule of M. carbonarius pre-soldier and soldiers, respectively, while the third instar undergoes part of its development inside the head of soldiers and subsequently exit the host body as free living larva. The mean time of pupation of V. fasciventris was 13 days. The size of parasitoid females was significantly smaller (P < 0.05) than that of males. 2018-04 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/44232/1/TO%20THI%20MAI%20DUYEN.pdf To, Thi Mai Duyen (2018) Prevalence, Distribution And The Biology Of An Endoparasitoid Fly, Verticia fasciventris (Diptera: Calliphoridae), And The Physiological And Behavioural Changes In Its Host, Macrotermes carbonarius (Blattodea: Termitidae). Masters thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
spellingShingle QH1 Natural history (General - Including nature conservation, geographical distribution)
To, Thi Mai Duyen
Prevalence, Distribution And The Biology Of An Endoparasitoid Fly, Verticia fasciventris (Diptera: Calliphoridae), And The Physiological And Behavioural Changes In Its Host, Macrotermes carbonarius (Blattodea: Termitidae)
title Prevalence, Distribution And The Biology Of An Endoparasitoid Fly, Verticia fasciventris (Diptera: Calliphoridae), And The Physiological And Behavioural Changes In Its Host, Macrotermes carbonarius (Blattodea: Termitidae)
title_full Prevalence, Distribution And The Biology Of An Endoparasitoid Fly, Verticia fasciventris (Diptera: Calliphoridae), And The Physiological And Behavioural Changes In Its Host, Macrotermes carbonarius (Blattodea: Termitidae)
title_fullStr Prevalence, Distribution And The Biology Of An Endoparasitoid Fly, Verticia fasciventris (Diptera: Calliphoridae), And The Physiological And Behavioural Changes In Its Host, Macrotermes carbonarius (Blattodea: Termitidae)
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence, Distribution And The Biology Of An Endoparasitoid Fly, Verticia fasciventris (Diptera: Calliphoridae), And The Physiological And Behavioural Changes In Its Host, Macrotermes carbonarius (Blattodea: Termitidae)
title_short Prevalence, Distribution And The Biology Of An Endoparasitoid Fly, Verticia fasciventris (Diptera: Calliphoridae), And The Physiological And Behavioural Changes In Its Host, Macrotermes carbonarius (Blattodea: Termitidae)
title_sort prevalence, distribution and the biology of an endoparasitoid fly, verticia fasciventris (diptera: calliphoridae), and the physiological and behavioural changes in its host, macrotermes carbonarius (blattodea: termitidae)
topic QH1 Natural history (General - Including nature conservation, geographical distribution)
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http://eprints.usm.my/44232/1/TO%20THI%20MAI%20DUYEN.pdf