Predicting the visitation of carcasses by carrion-related insects under different rates of degree-day accumulation

Forensic Science International

Volumn 185, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 78-83

  Michaud, Jean Philippe ^a   Moreau, Gaétan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carrion related insects; Degree day accumulation; Ecological succession; Logistic regression; Post mortem interval

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSAY; CARCASS; INSECT; METEOROLOGY; NONHUMAN; ORGANISM COMMUNITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION; SWINE;

EID: 60349119477     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2008.12.015     Document Type: Article

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