Larval fly activity on sunlit versus shaded raccoon carrion in southwestern West Virginia with special reference to the black blowfly (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 392-397

  Joy, James E ^a   Herrell, Michelle L ^a   Rogers, Patricia C ^a  

^a MARSHALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Maggot mass; Phormia regina; Postmortem interval; West Virginia

Indexed keywords

CALLIPHORIDAE; DIPTERA; LUCILIA (BLOWFLY); PHORMIA REGINA; PROCYON LOTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FECES; FLY; FLYING; LARVA; PHYSIOLOGY; RACCOON; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; DIPTERA; FECES; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; LARVA; RACCOONS; TEMPERATURE; WEST VIRGINIA;

EID: 0036515493     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-39.2.392     Document Type: Article

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