Rainfall and temperature effects on the decomposition rate of exposed neonatal remains

Science and Justice - Journal of the Forensic Science Society

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 35-41

  Archer, M S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Forensic anthropology; Forensic entomology; Forensic science; Neonatal; Postmortem interval

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUTOLYSIS; AUTUMN; CADAVER; DECOMPOSITION; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; SEASON; SPRING; SUMMER; SWINE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; WINTER; ZOOLOGY;

EID: 0842328494     PISSN: 13550306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1355-0306(04)71683-4     Document Type: Article

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