Comparative study of dipteran diversity and their succession on rabbit carrion in two different mangrove areas in UMT, Terengganu and Masai, Johor

Abstract

A study on dipteran was carried out in UMT, Terengganu and Masai, Johor mangrove areas using rabbit carrions as models to assisting investigation of unattended deaths. The aim of this study is to determine the dipteran's diversity, succession, development and climatological factors affecting dipteran diversity over decomposition period. Dipteran's inventory revealed that a rich collection of 229 individuals belonging to 11 species from six families of Diptera were successfully identified at both study sites on October and December 2006 which belonging to the following families: Calliphoridae, Muscidae, Sarcophagidae, Phoridae, Lauxanidae and Fannidae.