Autopsy problems associated with postmortem ant activity

Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-40

  Byard, Roger W ^a,b  

^a FORENSIC SCIENCE SA   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Animal predation; Ants; Cadaveric trauma; Postmortem injury

Indexed keywords

EID: 24644445045     PISSN: 1547769X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/Forensic Sci. Med. Pathol.:1:1:37     Document Type: Article

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