Effects of Temperature on Cochliomyia macellaria (Diptera: Calliphoridae) Development

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 901-905

  Byrd, Jason H ^a   Butler, Jerry F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Calliphoridae; Cochliomyia macellaria; Forensic entomology; Forensic science; Insect development; Postmortem interval

Indexed keywords

CALLIPHORIDAE; COCHLIOMYIA MACELLARIA; DIPTERA; INSECTA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FLY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; INSECT; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ANIMALS; DIPTERA; HUMANS; PUPA; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030280780     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/33.6.901     Document Type: Article

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