Scanning Electron Microscopy of the Third-Instar Piophila casei (Diptera: Piophilidae), a Fly Species of Forensic Importance

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 756-759

  Sukontason, Kabkaew L ^a   Sukontason, Kom ^a   Piangjai, Somsak ^a   Choochote, Wej ^a   Yogtsberger, Roy C ^b   Olson, Jimmy K ^b  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Morphology; Piophila casei; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FLY; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; LARVA; MALE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; DIPTERA; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; LARVA; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING;

EID: 0035463159     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-38.5.756     Document Type: Article

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