Winged evidence: Forensic identification of blowflies

Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 73-79

  Wallman, James F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

AUSTRALIA; BLOWFLY; CARCASS; CAUSE OF DEATH; DNA DETERMINATION; FLY; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; LARVA; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TIME OF DEATH;

EID: 0036663904     PISSN: 00450618     EISSN: 1834562X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00450610209410839     Document Type: Article

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