Midge larvae (Diptera: Chironomidae) as indicators of postmortem submersion interval of carcasses in a woodland stream: A preliminary report

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1074-1079

  Keiper, Joe B ^a   Chapman, Eric G ^a   Foote, Benjamin A ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic insects; Chironomidae; Forensic entomology; Forensic pathology; Forensic science; Streams; Submersion interval

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CARCASS; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; IMMERSION; LARVA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZOOLOGY;

EID: 0030657547     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14263j     Document Type: Article

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