Insect succession on buried carrion in two biogeoclimatic zones of British Columbia

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 32-43

  VanLaerhoven, Sherah L ^a   Anderson, Gail S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

British Columbia; Burial; Forensic entomology; Forensic pathology; Forensic science; Grave fauna; Pig

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CARCASS; CLIMATE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; INSECT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; ZOOLOGY;

EID: 0032898233     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14409j     Document Type: Article

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