The population genetic structure of North American Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae), and the utility of genetic assignment methods for reconstruction of postmortem corpse relocation

Forensic Science International

Volumn 195, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 63-67

  Picard, Christine J ^a   Wells, Jeffrey D ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AFLP; Blowfly; Forensic entomology; Lucilia sericata; Population assignment; Population genetics

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; FLY; FORENSIC GENETICS; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DISTANCE; GENETIC SIMILARITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHY; INSECT GENETICS; MALE; NONHUMAN; POPULATION GENETIC STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 74749096329     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.11.012     Document Type: Article

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