Papers by Marta SalonaBordas
Boletin De La Sea, 2009
Se da a conocer una nueva cita del díptero necrófago Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius, 1794) de l... more Se da a conocer una nueva cita del díptero necrófago Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius, 1794) de la Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco. Se trata de una especie poco estudiada pero de gran importancia por su interés forense. La captura de seis ejemplares en trampas colocadas en los alrededores del campus de Leioa (Vizcaya) de la Universidad del País Vasco sugiere una progresiva expansión septentrional de esta especie, dado que hasta la fecha sólo había sido citada de latitudes más cálidas de la Península Ibérica.
Boletin De La Sea, 2007
An experiment designed for Calliphora vicina Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (Diptera, Calliphoridae) to ... more An experiment designed for Calliphora vicina Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (Diptera, Calliphoridae) to check the potential pupariation capability of these flies when food is no longer available has been performed under laboratory conditions. Successful development has been obtained for maggots recently moulted into 3d instar but already feeding, with small but fertile adults being obtained that developed normally under laboratory conditions. The results of this experiment may be of great interest for specific cases when the corpse is removed from the scene but maggots remain there, and for archaeological research concerned with mummification processes.
Calliphorids (Diptera, Calliphoridae) of forensic interest collected at Leioa University (Biscay,... more Calliphorids (Diptera, Calliphoridae) of forensic interest collected at Leioa University (Biscay, Spain) Summary Abstract: The first results of a research project carried out in a suburban area close to Bilbao (Biscay, Spain) are presented. The specimens were collected by selective attraction traps baited with pig's entrails. The phenological study was carried out during a natural year (October 2005 to October 2006), with samples being collected every two weeks. The traps were placed in two plots on the Leioa campus of the University of the Basque Country, in Biscay (Spain). A total of 3 genera and 9 species have been identified, with Calliphora vicina (28%) and Lucilia caesar (33%) as the most abundant species. These two species accumulate more than fifty per cent of all the specimens identified, C. vicina proving the most abundant species in winter and L.
Boletin De La Sea, 2007
New data is presented about Liosarcophaga aegyptica (Diptera, Saarcophagidae), completing the wor... more New data is presented about Liosarcophaga aegyptica (Diptera, Saarcophagidae), completing the work published in a previous paper. Material was collected on the campus of Leioa University (Biscay, northern Spain) by means of selective attraction traps baited with pig kidney placed in different ecosystems over a calendar year. In June 2003 and October 2004 several females were collected and identified as Liosarcophaga aegyptica, based on reared males. Some of the specimens reared in November 2005 were infested by a parasitic wasp identified as Nasonia vitripennis (Walker, 1836) (Hymenoptera, Pteromalidae). Details of the mouthparts and posterior spiracle morphometry are included, and the morphology of all the preimaginal instars is presented, as well as new data about ovoviviposition and diapause. Specimens of all instars have been preserved for a detailed description of a species whose biology remains little known. Previous records seem to indicate that the distribution of this species of forensic interest is expanding.
Naturaleza Aragonesa Revista De La Sociedad De Amigos Del Museo Paleontologico De La Universidad De Zaragoza, 2007
Forensic Science International, 2014
This case study from North Spain, highlights the importance of the collection of mites in additio... more This case study from North Spain, highlights the importance of the collection of mites in addition to insects, from crime scenes or corpses subjected to environmental constraints that reduce or minimise insect activity, such as hanged corpses. In addition, this analysis highlights the relevance of arthropods' collection in the field, even after the corpse has been moved away for autopsy. Four species of mites, phoretic on carrion (Silphidae) and rove (Staphylinidae) beetles, complemented and reinforced the autopsy analysis as well as the scarce information provided by insect activity. Poecilochirus carabi Canestrini & Canestrini, 1882 and Poecilochirus (Physoparasitus) davydovae Hyatt, 1980 (Mesostigmata: Parasitidae) were found in association with two Silphidae, Nicrophorus Fabricius, 1775 and Necrodes Leach, 1815, only when sampled in the autopsy room; this is suggestive of host-switching of mites and was likely due to the lack of availability of specific carriers in the field. The interpretation of the activity of Parasitidae mites both in the field and the autopsy room allows a better understanding of the timing and circumstances of decomposition. Phoretic deutonymphs of Pelzneria Scheucher 1957 (Astigmata: Histiostomatidae) were highly abundant, mostly P. crenulata Oudemans, 1909 and are reported for the first time on a Staphylinidae rove beetle, Creophilus maxillosus (L., 1758). Surprisingly, in this case study no Pelzneria were associated with the Silphidae found, which are their most common hosts, such as Necrodes littoralis (L., 1758) and Nicrophorus interruptus (Stephens, 1830). All histiostomatids were removed from the staphylinid (rove beetle) collected from the soil, at the scene of death, suggesting a recent arrival of the beetle. The occurrence of Staphylinidae beetles and their associated mites, such as Parasitidae and Pelzneria, and the information they provided would have been easily overlooked or lost if only the autopsy sampling would have been considered in the analysis of the case. The four mite species are reported for the first time for the Iberian Peninsula.
Forensic Science International, 2014
A challenging step in medical, veterinary and forensic entomology casework is the rapid and accur... more A challenging step in medical, veterinary and forensic entomology casework is the rapid and accurate identification of insects to estimate the period of insect activity (PIA), which usually approximates the post-mortem interval (PMI). The morphological identification of insect evidence is hampered by species similarities, especially at the early larval stages. However, DNA-based species identification is more accurate and reliable. In this study, we improved the suitability and efficacy of the standard mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) barcode region of 658 bp combined with an additional region of 616 bp of the same gene. We also tested the usefulness of other mitochondrial and nuclear loci, such as the non-coding region included in mitochondrial Cyt-b-tRNA ser-ND1 (495-496 bp) and the second internal transcribed spacer (ITS2) region of nuclear ribosomal DNA (rDNA) (310-337 bp). We classified a total of 54 specimens from five blowfly species belonging to three Calliphoridae genera commonly found in Central Europe: Phormia (P. regina), Calliphora (C. vicina) and Lucilia (L. sericata, L. ampullacea and L. caesar). Additionally included were the Cyt-b (307 bp) sequences for P. regina species and GenBank recorded information about the studied loci for select species. The results revealed the robustness of COI (616 bp) and ITS2 (310-337 bp) as diagnostic tools to be added to the widely established COI barcode (658 bp). Their higher discriminatory power allows for more precise and reliable identifications, even within more complex genera (Lucilia). This work also contributes new nucleotide sequences that are useful for accurate species diagnosis and new sequence data of Calliphoridae interspecific variability in the European Westphalia region (Germany).
Page 1. CHAPTER 18 Animal Rights? No, Human Responsibility Marta I. Saloña Bordas INTRODUCTION A ... more Page 1. CHAPTER 18 Animal Rights? No, Human Responsibility Marta I. Saloña Bordas INTRODUCTION A critical reflection, focused on our limited moral values, is currently being raised within society. Nowadays, few people ...
Zoological Science, 1998
BioOne Complete (complete.BioOne.org) is a full-text database of 200 subscribed and open-access t... more BioOne Complete (complete.BioOne.org) is a full-text database of 200 subscribed and open-access titles in the biological, ecological, and environmental sciences published by nonprofit societies, associations, museums, institutions, and presses.
International Congress Series, 2004
This work has been developed to improve the analysis of cadaveric entomofauna. Taking into accoun... more This work has been developed to improve the analysis of cadaveric entomofauna. Taking into account that the cytochrome b is widely use to identify vertebrates, we have used it for the identification of some necrophagous species involved in the postmortem process.
Forensic Science International, 2011
This article presents the first record of Hermetia illucens larvae on a human corpse in Spain (th... more This article presents the first record of Hermetia illucens larvae on a human corpse in Spain (the second case report in Europe). Prepupae of H. illucens, and other insects, were recovered from the dead body of a 72-year-old man in an advanced stage of decomposition. The body was located in Reus (NE Spain), in October 1998. This article provides additional biological data on experimental studies and an update on the geographic distribution of this species in the Iberian Peninsula.
Experimental and Applied Acarology, 2013
Proctolaelaps euserratus Karg, 1994 (Acari, Mesostigmata, Melicharidae), exclusivelly known from ... more Proctolaelaps euserratus Karg, 1994 (Acari, Mesostigmata, Melicharidae), exclusivelly known from the Galápagos Islands till now, is newly reported from decaying matter of animal and human decomposition in various countries of Europe (Slovakia, Spain, United Kingdom). In consequence of high levels of necrophilia, the species is considered to be ecologically unusual among the other melicharids, which are primary associated with other than necrophilic habitats, such as galleries of subcorticolous beetles, bumble bee nests, flowers, etc. Proctolaelaps euserratus is reviewed, morphologically redescribed (with first diagnostic characters for males), and considered as a new potential marker for later stages of decomposition, namely butyric fermentation and dry decomposition as classified in modern concepts of forensic acarology.
Diagnostic Cytopathology, 2007
Spontaneous expectoration as a means of obtaining sputum samples for cytological examination is a... more Spontaneous expectoration as a means of obtaining sputum samples for cytological examination is a noninvasive technique that allows for the study of a variety of pathologies of the respiratory pathways (tumor, inflammatory, environmental, etc.). A further advantage of this technique is that it is easy to apply, the ‘‘pick and smear’’ method being the one used in the majority of cases to prepare cytological smears, stained, usually, employing the Papanicolaou technique. In the course of the microscopic examination of the cytological smears, various structures may be encountered that, at first sight, have nothing to do with the purpose of the examination. Here we describe the presence of a striking structure observed in a routine cytological preparation corresponding to a sputum smear stained employing the Papanicolaou technique. This structure (Fig. 1A) has a kind of basal ring or insertion zone, in the shape of a horseshoe, with a maximum diameter of 250 lm, from which protrude numerous long, narrow extensions in each of which two segments of different thickness can be appreciated, the larger directed towards the insertion zone (Fig. 1B). As the structure seems soft rather than rigid, and has a chitinous appearance, it was initially thought that it might correspond to a fragment of an arthropod, probably of aquatic origin in view of the length of the extensions.
PloS one, 2014
Blowflies are insects of forensic interest as they may indicate characteristics of the environmen... more Blowflies are insects of forensic interest as they may indicate characteristics of the environment where a body has been laying prior to the discovery. In order to estimate changes in community related to landscape and to assess if blowfly species can be used as indicators of the landscape where a corpse has been decaying, we studied the blowfly community and how it is affected by landscape in a 7,000 km2 region during a whole year. Using baited traps deployed monthly we collected 28,507 individuals of 10 calliphorid species, 7 of them well represented and distributed in the study area. Multiple Analysis of Variance found changes in abundance between seasons in the 7 analyzed species, and changes related to land use in 4 of them (Calliphora vomitoria, Lucilia ampullacea, L. caesar and L. illustris). Generalised Linear Model analyses of abundance of these species compared with landscape descriptors at different scales found only a clear significant relationship between summer abundan...
Boletín de la SEA, 2003
En el presente trabajo se han estudiado los nombres, fórmulas y creencias relativas a la mariquit... more En el presente trabajo se han estudiado los nombres, fórmulas y creencias relativas a la mariquita Coccinella septem-punctata o vaquita de San Antón recopiladas en el área cultural vasca. Se han recogido 39 fórmulas en Euskera y 100 en Castellano así como 23 nombres para el ...
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