Predicting geographic distribution of seven forensically significant blowfly species (diptera: Calliphoridae) in South Africa

African Entomology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 170-182

  Richards, C S ^a,b   Williams, K A ^a,c   Villet, M H ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c Durban Natural History Museum   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Calliphoridae; Climate variables; Humidity; Maxent; Predictive distribution; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CALLIPHORA; CALLIPHORIDAE; CHRYSOMYA ALBICEPS; CHRYSOMYA CHLOROPYGA; CHRYSOMYA PUTORIA; DIPTERA;

EID: 77649254848     PISSN: 10213589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4001/003.017.0207     Document Type: Article

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