The distribution of adult blow-flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) along an altitudinal gradient in Central Spain

Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 289-296

  Baz, Arturo ^a   Cifrián, Blanca ^a   Díaz äranda, Luisa María ^a   Martín Vega, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Altitude; Calliphora; Carrion; Chrysomya; Lucilia; Sierra de Guadarrama

Indexed keywords

CALLIPHORA; CALLIPHORA VICINA; CALLIPHORA VOMITORIA; CALLIPHORIDAE; CHRYSOMYA; CHRYSOMYA ALBICEPS; DIPTERA; LUCILIA (BLOWFLY); LUCILIA SERICATA;

EID: 37049000393     PISSN: 00379271     EISSN: 21686351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00379271.2007.10697524     Document Type: Article

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