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Larval Mass Aggregation

Larval Mass Aggregation is a biological phenomenon in forensic entomology wherein conspecific insect larvae concentrate into dense clusters during development, distinguished by synchronized feeding and thermoregulatory behaviors that enhance collective survival and decomposition efficiency.

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Aggregation and Coexistence in a Carrion Fly Community

Anthony R. Ives · Ecological Monographs · 1991 · 260 citations

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Behavioral aspects of mass-rearing of insects

E. F. Boller · BioControl · 1972 · 171 citations

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Aggregation of Larval Diptera Over Discrete and Ephemeral Breeding Sites: The Implications for Coexistence

W. D. Atkinson, Bryan Shorrocks · The American Naturalist · 1984 · 169 citations · Full text

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The consequences of larval aggregation in the butterfly Chlosyne lacinia

Brian R. Clark, Stanley H. Faeth · Ecological Entomology · 1997 · 143 citations

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Larval-mass effect: Characterisation of heat emission by necrophageous blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) larval aggregates

Damien Charabidzé, B. Bourel, Didier Gosset · Forensic Science International · 2011 · 137 citations

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Authors

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  1. DC
    Damien Charabidzé

    Université de Lille, France

    4 publications · 221 citations

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  2. AN
    Alicia N Lorenzo Figueiras

    Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina

    4 publications · 166 citations

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  3. SV
    Susan V. Gruner

    University of Florida, United States

    3 publications · 224 citations

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  4. IA
    Inteaz Alli

    McGill University, Canada

    3 publications · 99 citations

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  5. DH
    Daniel H. Slone

    United States Geological Survey, United States

    3 publications · 224 citations

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Institutions

166

  1. Université Libre de Bruxelles

    Brussels, Belgium

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    440 citations

  2. Universidad de Buenos Aires

    Buenos Aires, Argentina

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    349 citations

  3. McGill University

    Montreal, Canada

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    292 citations

  4. Université de Lille

    Lille, France

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    595 citations

  5. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    218 citations

  6. Kyoto University

    Kyoto, Japan

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    105 citations

  7. Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)

    Campinas, Brazil

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    94 citations

  8. Simon Fraser University

    Burnaby, Canada

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    98 citations

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  1. Animal Behaviour

    11 publications · 552 citations

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  2. Journal of Chemical Ecology

    6 publications · 196 citations

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  3. Oecologia

    5 publications · 216 citations

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  4. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

    5 publications · 156 citations

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  5. Ecology

    4 publications · 132 citations

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