Surface Ultrastructure of Chrysomya rufifacies (Macquart) Larvae (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 259-267

  Sukontason, Kabkaew L ^a   Sukontason, Kom ^a   Lertthamnongtham, Sirisuda ^a   Kuntalue, Budsabong ^a   Thijuk, Natchanart ^a   Vogtsberger, Roy C ^b   Olson, Jimmy K ^c  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

^b HARDIN SIMMONS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chrysomya rufifacies; Forensic entomology; Larval morphology; Scanning electron microscopy; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

CALLIPHORIDAE; CHRYSOMYA RUFIFACIES; DIPTERA;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AGING; ANIMALS; DIPTERA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LARVA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING;

EID: 0142026244     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-40.3.259     Document Type: Article

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