The succession and development of insects on pig carcasses and their significances in estimating PMI in south China

Forensic Science International

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 11-18

  Wang, Jiangfeng ^a   Li, Zhigang ^b   Chen, Yuchuan ^a   Chen, Qiangsheng ^b   Yin, Xiaohong ^a  

^a Guangdong Police College Guangzhou   (China)

^b Bureau of Public Security of Guang Zhou   (China)

Author keywords

Body decomposition; Forensic entomology; Insect succession; Postmortem interval

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; AUTUMN; CARCASS; CHINA; CHRYSOMYA MEGACEPHALA; CHRYSOMYA RUFIFACIES; DERMESTES MACULATUS; DEVELOPMENT; FLY; HYDROTAEA; LARVA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINIGERA; SPRING; SUMMER; SWINE;

EID: 49949152231     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2008.04.014     Document Type: Article

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