Initial study of arthropod succession on pig carrion in a central European urban habitat

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 511-523

  Grassberger, M ^a   Frank, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Carrion decomposition; Chrysomya albiceps; Forensic entomology; Insect succession; Postmortem interval; Urban habitat

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANIMALIA; ANTHOMYIIDAE; ARTHROPODA; BRACONIDAE; CALLIPHORA; CALLIPHORA VICINA; CALLIPHORA VOMITORIA; CALLIPHORIDAE; CHRYSOMYA; CHRYSOMYA ALBICEPS; CLERIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DERMESTIDAE; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILIDAE; FANNIIDAE; FORMICIDAE; HISTERIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; ISOPODA; LAUXANIIDAE; LUCILIA SERICATA; MUSCIDAE; PHORIDAE; PIOPHILIDAE; PROTOPHORMIA TERRAENOVAE; PTEROMALIDAE; SARCOPHAGIDAE; SEPSIDAE; SERICATA; SILPHIDAE; SPHAEROCERIDAE; STAPHYLINIDAE; SUS; SUS SCROFA; SUS SCROFA DOMESTICA; VESPIDAE;

EID: 2542629063     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-41.3.511     Document Type: Article

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