Post-feeding larval behaviour in the blowfly, Calliphora vicina: Effects on post-mortem interval estimates

Forensic Science International

Volumn 177, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 162-167

  Arnott, Sophie ^a   Turner, Bryan ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accumulated degree days; Accumulated degree hours; ADD; ADH; Blowflies; Calliphora; Dispersal; Forensic entomology; PMI

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CALLIPHORA VICINA; ENTOMOPATHOGENY; FLY; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; LARVAL STAGE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPA (LIFE CYCLE STAGE); TIME OF DEATH;

EID: 41649106659     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2007.12.002     Document Type: Article

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