The occurrence of Nitidula flavomaculata (coleoptera: nitidulidae) on a human corpse

Entomological News

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 233-236

  Adair, Thomas W ^a   Kondratieff, Boris C ^b  

^a Westminster Police Department   (United States)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

NITIDULA FLAVOMACULATA;

EID: 0029849636     PISSN: 0013872X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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