Succession pattern of cadaverous entomofauna in a semi-rural area of Bogotá, Colombia

Forensic Science International

Volumn 187, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 66-72

  Segura, Nidya Alexandra ^a   Usaquén, William ^b   Sánchez, Magda Carolina ^a   Chuaire, Lilian ^a   Bello, Felio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL ROSARIO   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Cadaverous entomofauna; Decomposition stage; Forensic entomology; Insect succession; Postmortem interval (PMI)

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CAGE; CALLIPHORIDAE; CHRYSOMYA ALBICEPS; COLEOPTERA; COLOMBIA; COMMUNITY SUCCESSION; COMPSOMYIOPS VERENA; DECOMPOSITION; EGG; FLY; INSECT; LARVA; MUSCIDAE; NONHUMAN; OPHYRA; OXELLYTRUM DISCICOLLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SARCONESIA MAGELLANICA; SARCOPHAGIDAE; SWINE; ZOOLOGY;

EID: 64249103458     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.02.018     Document Type: Article

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