Influence of substrate tissue type on larval growth in Calliphora augur and Lucilia cuprina (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 657-663

  Day, Donnah M ^a,b   Wallman, James F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b Wollongong Crime Scene Section   (Australia)

Author keywords

Calliphora augur; Development; Forensic entomology; Forensic science; Larvae; Lucilia (Phaenicia) cuprina; Postmortem interval; Substrate; tissue type

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; AUTOPSY; BLOWFLY; BODY HEIGHT; BRAIN; CALLIPHORA AUGUR; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRIME; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIETARY INTAKE; FLY; FORENSIC ENTOMOLOGY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; INSECT; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LUCILIA CUPRINA; MEAT; MOLTING; NONHUMAN; POSTMORTEM INTERVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; SUBSTRATE TISSUE TYPE; TIME OF DEATH; ZOOLOGY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BRAIN; DIPTERA; ENTOMOLOGY; EPITHELIUM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; LARVA; LIVER; MALE; SHEEP;

EID: 33646747659     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2006.00127.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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