Observations on the succession patterns of necrophagous insects on a pig carcass in an urban area of Southeastern Brazil

Anil Aggrawal's Internet Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-39

  Carvalho, Luci M L ^a   Thyssen, P J ^a   Goff, M L ^b   Linhares, A X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b CHAMINADE UNIVERSITY OF HONOLULU   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazil; Calliphoridae; Decomposition; Forensic Entomology; PMI; Succession

Indexed keywords

ANT; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BRAZIL; CARCASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FLY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HOUSE FLY; INSECT; MUSCIDAE; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATION; SWINE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 2442465906     PISSN: 09728074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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