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. 2017 Feb 9;278(5):629–651. doi: 10.1002/jmor.20660

Table 3.

Volume measurements of the pre‐helicoidal midgut, the indirect flight muscles and the rectal pouch at different times from pupariation to adult emergence in Calliphora vicina reared at 24°C

Hours after pupariation Developmental interval (as percentage of the total intra‐puparial period) Relative volume of pre‐helicoidal midgut: average ± STD Relative volume of pre‐helicoidal midgut: range Relative volume of indirect flight muscles: average ± STD Relative volume of indirect flight muscles: range Relative volume of rectal pouch: average ± STD Relative volume of rectal pouch: range
0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 10% 0.78 ± 0.3 0.64–1.32 0 0 0 0
48 20% 3.17 ±0.29 2.81–3.54 0.18 ± 0.08 0.11–0.28 0.0005 ± 0.0007 0–0.001
72 30% 2.63 ± 0.23 2.4–2.95 0.29 ± 0.08 0.15–0.37 0.01 ± 0.004 0.008–0.01
96 40% 2.15 ± 0.25 1.79–2.39 0.64 ± 0.22 0.42–0.94 0.03 ± 0.01 0.01–0.05
120 50% 1.52 ± 0.19 1.4–1.86 0.73 ± 0.17 0.57–0.95 0.07 ± 0.02 0.03–0.09
144 60% 1.18 ± 0.17 1.05–1.47 1.37 ± 0.13 1.23–1.55 0.09 ± 0.04 0.05–0.14
168 70% 0.76 ± 0.06 0.68–0.85 2.14 ± 0.34 1.76–2.69 0.09 ± 0.05 0.04–0.18
192 80% 0.51 ± 0.09 0.35–0.59 3.35 ± 0.22 3.13–3.69 0.61 ± 0.18 0.38–0.84
216 90% 0.42 ± 0.13 0.22–0.55 4.49 ± 0.57 3.88–5.33 1.52 ± 0.19 1.27–1.79
240 100% 0.35 ± 0.1 0.22–0.47 4.89 ± 0.52 4.48–5.78 1.55 ± 0.22 1.35–1.8

Relative volumes are given as a percentage of the total puparial volume.