Successional behavior and occurrence matrix of carrion-associated arthropods in the urban area of Medellín, Colombia

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 448-454

  Pérez, Sandra P ^a   Duque, Patricia ^a   Wolff, Marta ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Forensic entomology; Forensic science; Insect succession; Medell n; Occurrence matrix; Postmortem interval

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ACCIDENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CADAVER; CALLIPHORIDAE; CARCASS; COLOMBIA; COMMUNITY SUCCESSION; CRIME; DEATH; EGG; FLY; FORENSIC ENTOMOLOGY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; INSECT; LARVA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; TIME OF DEATH; URBAN AREA; ZOOLOGY;

EID: 14844316635     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2004046     Document Type: Article

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