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Kabkaew L. Sukontason

Kabkaew L. Sukontason

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Ecology and Evolution

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32
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3258
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6

Overview

Kabkaew L. Sukontason is a researcher affiliated with Chiang Mai University in Thailand. Their work primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences, with a particular emphasis on insect science and forensic entomology.

Their research spans various subfields including insect science, ecology, evolution, behavior, systematics, geometry and topology, ecology, and nature and landscape conservation. They have contributed to topics such as forensic entomology and Diptera studies, Diptera species taxonomy and behavior, insect behavior and control techniques, morphological variations and asymmetry, animal ecology and behavior studies, wildlife conservation and criminology analyses, and insect and pesticide research.

The scientist has published research extensively in several venues, most notably:

  • Acta Tropica
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Medical Entomology
  • Scientific Reports

Several recent papers highlight their contributions to forensic entomology and dipteran taxonomy, including:

  • Wing morphometrics of medically and forensically important muscid flies (Diptera: Muscidae), 2021, Acta Tropica
  • Chrysomya pinguis (Walker) (Diptera: Calliphoridae), blow fly of forensic importance: A review of bionomics and forensic entomology appraisal, 2022, Acta Tropica
  • Wing morphometrics as a tool for the identification of forensic important Lucilia spp. (Diptera: Calliphoridae), 2021, Acta Tropica
  • Daily and seasonal variation of muscid flies (Diptera: Muscidae) in Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand, 2020, Acta Tropica
  • Molecular identification and genetic variation of forensically important fly species (Order: Diptera) in Thailand using DNA barcoding, 2024, Acta Tropica

Collaborations have involved frequent coauthors including:

  • Sangob Sanit
  • Kom Sukontason
  • Kwankamol Limsopatham
  • Pradya Somboon
  • Narin Sontigun

The extensive body of research generated by Kabkaew L. Sukontason contributes to understanding insect morphology, identification, and behavior, particularly within species relevant to forensic applications. Their publications serve as a resource within forensic entomology and broader studies of Diptera species, supporting both academic and applied scientific efforts in these areas.

Best Publications

  • Forensic entomology cases in Thailand: a review of cases from 2000 to 2006

    Kom Sukontason;Paitoon Narongchai;Chaturong Kanchai;Karnda Vichairat

  • Antennal sensilla of some forensically important flies in families Calliphoridae, Sarcophagidae and Muscidae.

    Kom Sukontason;Kabkaew L Sukontason;Somsak Piangjai;Noppawan Boonchu

  • Effects of eucalyptol on house fly (Diptera: Muscidae) and blow fly (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

    Kabkaew L. Sukontason;Noppawan Boonchu;Kom Sukontason;Wej Choochote

  • Morphology and developmental rate of blowflies Chrysomya megacephala and Chrysomya rufifacies in Thailand: application in forensic entomology.

    Kom Sukontason;Somsak Piangjai;Sirisuda Siriwattanarungsee;Kabkaew L. Sukontason

  • Sensilla of the antenna and palp of Hydrotaea chalcogaster (Diptera: Muscidae).

    Kom Sukontason;Rungkanta Methanitikorn;Tarinee Chaiwong;Hiromu Kurahashi

  • Comparison between Musca domestica and Chrysomya megacephala as carriers of bacteria in northern Thailand.

    Kabkaew L Sukontason;Manasanant Bunchoo;Banyong Khantawa;Somsak Piangjai

  • The blow fly, Chrysomya megacephala, and the house fly, Musca domestica, as mechanical vectors of pathogenic bacteria in Northeast Thailand.

    T Chaiwong;T Srivoramas;P Sueabsamran;K Sukontason

  • First Report of Human Myiasis Caused by Chrysomya megacephala and Chrysomya rufifacies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in Thailand, and Its Implication in Forensic Entomology

    Kabkaew L. Sukontason;Paitoon Narongchai;Duanghatai Sripakdee;Noppawan Boonchu

  • Ultrastructure of adhesive device in fly in families calliphoridae, muscidae and sarcophagidae, and their implication as mechanical carriers of pathogens

    K. L. Sukontason;N. Bunchu;R. Methanitikorn;T. Chaiwong

  • Differentiation of the Third Instar of Forensically Important Fly Species in Thailand

    Kom Sukontason;Kom Sukontason;Kabkaew L. Sukontason;Radchadawan Ngern-Klun;Duanghatai Sripakdee

  • Do climatic and physical factors affect populations of the blow fly Chrysomya megacephala and house fly Musca domestica

    Ratchadawan Ngoen-klan;Kittikhun Moophayak;Tunwadee Klong-klaew;Kim N. Irvine

  • Forensically important flesh fly species in Thailand: morphology and developmental rate

    Kom Sukontason;Nophawan Bunchu;Tarinee Chaiwong;Kittikhun Moophayak

  • Wing morphometrics as a tool in species identification of forensically important blow flies of Thailand

    Narin Sontigun;Kabkaew L. Sukontason;Barbara Karolina Zajac;Richard Zehner

  • Prevalence of trematode metacercariae in cyprinoid fish of Ban Pao district, Chiang Mai Province, northern Thailand.

    K. Sukontason;S. Piangjai;Y. Muangyimpong;R. Methanitikorn

  • The first documented forensic entomology case in Thailand.

    Kabkaew Sukontason;K. O. M. Sukontason;Karnda Vichairat;Somsak Piangjai

  • Clonorchis sinensis: glutathione S-transferase as a serodiagnostic antigen for detecting IgG and IgE antibodies

    Sung-Jong Hong;Tae Yun Kim;Xiao-Xian Gan;Li-Ying Shen

  • Synergistic Toxicity of Plant Essential Oils Combined with Pyrethroid Insecticides against Blow Flies and the House Fly

    Suttida Suwannayod;Kabkaew L. Sukontason;Benjawan Pitasawat;Anuluck Junkum

  • Larval morphology of Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) using scanning electron microscopy.

    Kabkaew L Sukontason;Kom Sukontason;Somsak Piangjai;Noppawan Boonchu

  • Field investigation of Bithynia funiculata, intermediate host of Opisthorchis viverrini in northern Thailand.

    Radchadawan Ngern-klun;Kabkaew L Sukontason;Smarn Tesana;Duanghatai Sripakdee

  • A molecular, morphological, and physiological comparison of English and German populations of Calliphora vicina (Diptera: Calliphoridae).

    Kwankamol Limsopatham;Kwankamol Limsopatham;Martin J R Hall;Richard Zehner;Barbara K Zajac

  • Efficacy of neem extract against the blowfly and housefly

    Sirisuda Siriwattanarungsee;Kabkaew L. Sukontason;Jimmy K. Olson;Orawon Chailapakul

  • Sarcophaga (Liosarcophaga) dux (Diptera: Sarcophagidae): A flesh fly species of medical importance

    Kabkaew L Sukontason;Sangob Sanit;Tunwadee Klong-klaew;Jeffery K Tomberlin

  • Morphology of immature stages of Hemipyrellia ligurriens (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) for use in forensic entomology applications

    Kabkaew L. Sukontason;Pongruk Sribanditmongkol;Tarinee Chaiwong;Roy C. Vogtsberger

  • Ommatidia of blow fly, house fly, and flesh fly: implication of their vision efficiency.

    Kabkaew L. Sukontason;Tarinee Chaiwong;Somsak Piangjai;Sorawit Upakut

  • Surface Ultrastructure of Chrysomya rufifacies (Macquart) Larvae (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

    Kabkaew L. Sukontason;Kom Sukontason;Sirisuda Lertthamnongtham;Budsabong Kuntalue

  • Forensically important fly maggots in a floating corpse: the first case report in Thailand.

    Kabkaew L Sukontason;Paitoon Narongchai;Kom Sukontason;Rungkanta Methanitikorn

  • Wing morphometric analysis of forensically important flesh flies (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) in Thailand.

    Narin Sontigun;Chutharat Samerjai;Kom Sukontason;Anchalee Wannasan

Frequent Co-Authors

Kom Sukontason
Kom Sukontason Chiang Mai University
Wej Choochote
Wej Choochote Chiang Mai University
Jeffery K. Tomberlin
Jeffery K. Tomberlin Texas A&M University
Malcolm K. Jones
Malcolm K. Jones University of Queensland
Martin J. R. Hall
Martin J. R. Hall Natural History Museum
Banchob Sripa
Banchob Sripa Khon Kaen University
Orawon Chailapakul
Orawon Chailapakul Chulalongkorn University

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