Estimating the age of immature Chrysomya albiceps (Diptera: Calliphoridae), correcting for temperature and geographical latitude

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 271-279

  Richards, Cameron S ^a   Paterson, Iain D ^a   Villet, Martin H ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Calliphoridae; Chrysomya albiceps; Development rate; Developmental zero (D0); Forensic entomology; Geographic latitude; Postmortem interval; Thermal constant (K)

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SIZE; CHRYSOMYA ALBICEPS; FEMALE FERTILITY; FLY; GEOGRAPHY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; DIPTERA; ENTOMOLOGY; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 44849134527     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-007-0201-7     Document Type: Article

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