Decomposition and arthropod succession on exposed rabbit carrion during summer at high altitudes in Colorado, USA

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 833-845

  De Jong, Grant D ^a   Chadwick, James W ^a  

^a Chadwick and Assoc Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Calliphoridae; Carrion decomposition; Elevation; Insect succession; Silphidae

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; CALLIPHORIDAE; INSECTA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SILPHIDAE;

ALTITUDE; ANIMAL; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; SEASON; UNITED STATES;

ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; ARTHROPODS; COLORADO; ECOSYSTEM; RABBITS; SEASONS;

EID: 0033220652     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/36.6.833     Document Type: Article

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