Larval competition of Chrysomya megacephala and Chrysomya rufifacies (Diptera: Calliphoridae): Behavior and ecological studies of two blow fly species of forensic significance

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 785-799

  Shiao, Shiuh Feng ^a   Yeh, Ta Chuan ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Calliphoridae; Forensic entomology; Larval competition; Postmortem interval

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FLY; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; DIPTERA; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; LARVA; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

CALLIPHORIDAE; CHRYSOMYA MEGACEPHALA; CHRYSOMYA RUFIFACIES; DIPTERA;

EID: 49249117546     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2008)45[785:LCOCMA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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