Larval development of the carrion-breeding flesh fly, Sarcophaga (Liosarcophaga) tibialis Macquart (Diptera: Sarcophagidae), at constant temperatures

African Entomology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 357-366

  Villet, M H ^a   MacKenzie, B ^a   Muller, W J ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Forensic entomology; Larval developmental rate; Public health; Sarcophaga (Liosarcophaga) tibialis; Thermal summation model

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; SARCOPHAGA TIBIALIS; SARCOPHAGIDAE;

EID: 33750448251     PISSN: 10213589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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