Flight activity of the blowflies, Calliphora vomitoria and Lucilia sericata, in the dark

Forensic Science International

Volumn 172, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 94-97

  Wooldridge, J ^a   Scrase, L ^a   Wall, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activity; Dark; Diptera; Forensic entomology; Post mortem interval

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOWFLY; CADAVER; CALLIPHORA VOMITORIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARK ADAPTATION; EGG LAYING; FLY; FLYING; FORENSIC SCIENCE; LIGHT INTENSITY; LIVER; LUCILIA SERICATA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SPECIES COMPARISON; STIMULUS; ZOOLOGY;

EID: 34548385179     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.12.011     Document Type: Article

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