Decomposition patterns in terrestrial and intertidal habitats on Oahu Island and Coconut Island, Hawaii

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 836-842

  Davis, Joseph B ^a,b   Lee Goff, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b 714Th Medical Detachment ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Forensic entomology; Forensic pathology; Forensic science; Marine; Postmortem interval; Tropical

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CADAVER; DECOMPOSITION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033938524     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14780j     Document Type: Article

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