Effects of Temperature on Chrysomya rufifacies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) Development

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 353-358

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chrysomya rufifacies; Forensic entomology; Forensic science; Insect development; Postmortem interval; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CALLIPHORIDAE; CHRYSOMYA RUFIFACIES; DIPTERA; INSECTA;

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

ANIMALS; DIPTERA; HUMANS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0031136373     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/34.3.353     Document Type: Article

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