Insect succession and carrion decomposition in selected forests of Central Europe. Part 2: Composition and residency patterns of carrion fauna

Forensic Science International

Volumn 195, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 42-51

  Matuszewski, Szymon ^a   Bajerlein, Daria ^a   Konwerski, Szymon ^a   Szpila, Krzysztof ^b  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Carrion insects; Forensic entomology; Forest habitats; Movement of remains; Post mortem interval; Season of death

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALLIPHORA VOMITORIA; CARCASS; COLEOPTERA; COMMUNITY SUCCESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREOPHILUS MAXILLOSUS; DECOMPOSITION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EUROPE; FANNIA MANICATA; FLY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; FOREST DYNAMICS; HYDROTAEA DENTIPES; HYDROTAEA IGNAVA; INSECT; LARVA; NECROBIA VIOLACEA; NECRODES LITTORALIS; NONHUMAN; OICEOPTOMA THORACICUM; PHILONTHUS; PHORMIA REGINA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPRINUS SEMISTRIATUS; SEASONAL VARIATION; STEARIBIA NIGRICEPS; SWINE; TAXON; THANATOPHILUS;

EID: 74749104068     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.11.007     Document Type: Article

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