Carrion fly (Diptera: Calliphoridae) larval colonization of sunlit and shaded pig carcasses in West Virginia, USA

Forensic Science International

Volumn 164, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 183-192

  Joy, James E ^a   Liette, Nicole L ^a   Harrah, Heather L ^a  

^a MARSHALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Forensic entomology; Phaenecia coeruleiviridis; Phormia regina; Postmortem interval

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DECOMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FLY; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE;

EID: 33750501783     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.01.008     Document Type: Article

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