Potential use of Braconidae (Hymenoptera) in forensic cases

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 442-444

  Disney, R H L ^a   Munk, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Universitetsparken   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Braconidae; Diptera; Duration of development; Forensic use; Hymenoptera; Phoridae

Indexed keywords

PARASITOID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EGG LAYING; ENVIRONMENT; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; HYMENOPTERA; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; TIME;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENT; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; HYMENOPTERA; OVIPOSITION; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

BRACONIDAE; DIPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; PHORIDAE;

EID: 11144301228     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0269-283X.2004.00521.x     Document Type: Article

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