Analysis of the Successional patterns of insects on carrion in southwest Virginia

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 785-795

  Tabor, Kimberly L ^a   Brewster, Carlyle C ^a   Fell, Richard D ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Forensic entomology; Jaccard coefficient; Occurrence matrix; Postmortem interval; Successional pattern

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CALLIPHORIDAE; CLERIDAE; COLEOPTERA; CREOPHILUS; CREOPHILUS MAXILLOSUS; DERMESTIDAE; DIPTERA; EUSPILOTUS ASSIMILIS; HEXAPODA; HISTER; HISTER ABBREVIATUS; HISTERIDAE; INSECTA; MUSCIDAE; NECRODES SURINAMENSIS; NECROPHILA AMERICANA; OICEOPTOMA NOVEBORACENSE; PHOENICIA COERULEIVIRIDIS; PHORMIA REGINA; PIOPHILIDAE; SARCOPHAGIDAE; SEPSIDAE; SILPHIDAE; STAPHYLINIDAE; SUS; SUS SCROFA; SUS SCROFA DOMESTICA; TROGIDAE;

EID: 3342894129     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.785     Document Type: Article

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