Carrion insects on pig carcasses at a rural and an urban site in Nova Scotia

Journal of the Canadian Society of Forensic Science

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 123-143

  Simpson, G ^a   Strongman, D B ^a  

^a SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BIOGEOGRAPHIC REGION; CANADA; CARCASS; DATA BASE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; INSECT; NONHUMAN; RURAL AREA; SPECIES COMPOSITION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; SWINE; TEMPERATURE; URBAN AREA; ZOOLOGY;

EID: 0036766234     PISSN: 00085030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00085030.2002.10757541     Document Type: Article

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