Some notes on the nocturnal larviposition by two species of Sarcophaga (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)

Forensic Science International

Volumn 177, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Singh, Devinder ^a   Bharti, Meenakshi ^a  

^a PUNJABI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Flesh flies; Forensic entomology; Nocturnal larviposition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG LAYING; FLY; MAGGOT; NIGHT; NOCTURNAL SPECIES; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 41049114744     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2007.08.007     Document Type: Article

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