Seasonality of insect succession on exposed rabbit carrion in Guangzhou, China

Insect Science

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 425-439

  Shi, Yan Wei ^a   Liu, Xiao Shan ^a   Wang, Hai Yang ^a   Zhang, Run Jie ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Forensic entomology; Guangzhou; Insect succession; Postmortem interval

Indexed keywords

CHRYSOMYA MEGACEPHALA; COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 70349448315     PISSN: 16729609     EISSN: 17447917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7917.2009.01277.x     Document Type: Article

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