A global study of forensically significant calliphorids: Implications for identification

Forensic Science International

Volumn 177, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 66-76

  Harvey, M L ^a   Gaudieri, S ^a   Villet, M H ^b   Dadour, I R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Blowflies; Calliphoridae; COI; Cox1; Forensic entomology; Intraspecific variation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLY; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

EID: 41149140204     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2007.10.009     Document Type: Article

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