BIOMORPHOLOGICAL, ECOLOGICAL AND ETHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF DIPTERA (ARTHROPODA: INSECTA) SPECIES IN DECOMPOSITION PROCESS

• Main Authors: KEKİLLİOĞLU, Aysel, NAZLIER, Ülkü
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Nigde Omer Halisdemir University 2021
• Subjects: Diptera,Ethology,Ecology,Fauna,Criminology; Rattus rattus
• Online Access: https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/ejset/issue/62645/753736

The existence of insects around the world dates back to 400 million years. People have existed for 300 thousand years. There are more than one million insect species have been identified on earth. The functional properties of insects are examined depending on many different disciplines. Forensic Entomology is the most current of these. The experimental part of this study was conducted between the dates of April 2018 and August 2018 in the Yahyalı locality of Kayseri. Within the scope of the study, Diptera (Arthropoda: Insecta) species, which have a forensic importance, were investigated in terms of their ecological, biomorphological and ethological characteristics. Forensic entomology is the science in which biological information and data related to insect-arthropods are used in cases of misdemeanor and civil lawsuits. The main reason for the use of arthropods in criminal investigations is that they are one of the living species that detect and accept the body as soon as possible, exist in every stage of decay, and some insect species are particularly specific to certain environments and habitats. In the crime scene investigations, the ecology, biomorphology and ethology of insects are used to find out when, how and where the death occurred. Within the scope of the study, in the research conducted; The euthological properties of Diptera individuals in the decomposition process and within the framework of ecological succession were investigated by letting 5 Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758) samples per month in the periods are protected. In addition, it is aimed to contribute to forensic entomological researches and analysis of forensic cases by making biomorphological - ecological evaluations.