The black soldier-fly, Hermetia illucens (Diptera, Stratiomyidae), used to estimate the postmortem interval in a case in Amapá State, Brazil

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 476-478

  Pujol Luz, José R ^a   Francez, Pablo Abdon Da Costa ^b   Ururahy Rodrigues, Alexandre ^a,c   Constantino, Reginaldo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b Polícia Técnico científica Do Estado Do Amapá   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Black soldier fly; Forensic science; Hermetia illucens; Postmortem interval

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; AUTOPSY; BRAZIL; CADAVER; EGG LAYING; FLY; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HERMETIA ILLUCENS; HUMAN; LIFE CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; DIPTERA; ENTOMOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; POSTMORTEM CHANGES;

EID: 41149106468     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2008.00659.x     Document Type: Article

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