Determination of Coleoptera fauna on carcasses in Ankara province, Turkey

Forensic Science International

Volumn 183, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 24-32

  Özdemir, Senem ^a   Sert, Osman ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Carcass; Coleoptera; Decomposition; Forensic entomology; Succession; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARCASS; COLEOPTERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; FAUNA; FORENSIC SCIENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASON; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; SWINE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); ZOOLOGY;

EID: 58149171910     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2008.09.018     Document Type: Article

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