Larval growth of the muscid fly, Synthesiomyia nudiseta (Wulp), a fly of forensic importance, in the indoor fluctuating temperatures of Malaysia

Tropical Biomedicine

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 200-205

  Kumara, T K ^a   Abu Hassan, A ^a   Che Salmah, M R ^a   Bhupinder, S ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b Penang Adventist Hospital   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CADAVER; FEMALE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; LARVA; LIFE CYCLE; MALAYSIA; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCIDAE; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; CADAVER; FEMALE; FORENSIC SCIENCES; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; LARVA; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MALAYSIA; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCIDAE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 72449134890     PISSN: 01275720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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