Blow flies visiting decaying alligators: Is succession synchronous or asynchronous?

Psyche (London)

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Nelder, Mark P ^a,b   McCreadie, John W ^a   Major, Clinton S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATOR; ALLIGATORINAE; CALLIPHORIDAE; CHRYSOMYA; CHRYSOMYA MEGACEPHALA; CHRYSOMYA RUFIFACIES; COCHLIOMYIA; COCHLIOMYIA MACELLARIA; DIPTERA; PHAENICIA COERULEIVIRIDIS; PHORMIA REGINA;

EID: 77949558711     PISSN: 00332615     EISSN: 16877438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2009/575362     Document Type: Article

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