Studies on seasonal arthropod succession on carrion in the southeastern Iberian Peninsula

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 197-205

  Arnaldos, M I ^a   Romera, E ^a   Presa, J J ^a   Luna, A ^b   Garcia M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arthropod succession; Forensic entomology; Iberian Peninsula; Postmortem interval; Sarcosaprophagous fauna

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; AUTUMN; BIODIVERSITY; CARRION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECOMPOSITION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EASTERN EUROPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; IBERIAN PENINSULA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPAIN; SPRING; SUMMER; TAXONOMIC IDENTIFICATION; TAXONOMY; WINTER;

EID: 4344663965     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-004-0446-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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