Use of human lice in forensic entomology

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 803-806

  Mumcuoglu, Kosta Y ^a   Gallili, N ^b   Reshef, A ^b   Brauner, P ^b   Grant, H ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b Israel Police   (Israel)

Author keywords

Forensic; Pediculus humanus capitis; Pediculus humanus humanus; Polymerase chain reaction; Short tandem repeat

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; PEDICULUS; PEDICULUS HUMANUS; PEDICULUS HUMANUS CAPITIS; PEDICULUS HUMANUS CORPORIS; PHTHIRAPTERA;

EID: 3342935960     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.803     Document Type: Article

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