Calliphora vicina larvae grow at different rates on different body tissues

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 242-244

  Kaneshrajah, Gajen ^a   Turner, Bryan ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Development rates; Forensic entomology; Postmortem interval

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; BRAIN; CADAVER; CALCULATION; CALLIPHORA VICINA; CONFERENCE PAPER; FLY; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GROWTH RATE; HEART; KIDNEY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LIVER; LUNG; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; TISSUE GROWTH;

EID: 1542352028     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-004-0444-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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