Effects of temperature on development of Phormia regina (Diptera: Calliphoridae) and use of developmental data in determining time intervals in forensic entomology

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1276-1286

  Nabity, P D ^a   Higley, L G ^a   Heng Moss, T M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Blow flies; Degree day analysis; Post mortem interval; Temperature thresholds

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ANIMALS; DIPTERA; FORENSIC SCIENCES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

CALLIPHORIDAE; DIPTERA; PHORMIA REGINA;

EID: 33845239445     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2006)43[1276:EOTODO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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