Mitochondrial DNA cytochrome oxidase I gene: Potential for distinction between immature stages of some forensically important fly species (Diptera) in western Australia

Forensic Science International

Volumn 131, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 134-139

  Harvey, Michelle L ^a   Dadour, Ian R ^a   Gaudieri, Silvana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Calliphorid; Cytochrome oxidase I; Forensic entomology; Mitochondrial DNA

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CALLIPHORA AUGUR; CALLIPHORA DUBIA; CHRYSOMYA MEGACEPHALA; CHRYSOMYA RUFIFACIES; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DNA SEQUENCE; FLY; LUCILIA SERICATA; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037469335     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(02)00431-0     Document Type: Article

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