Indoors forensic entomology: Colonization of human remains in closed environments by specific species of sarcosaprophagous flies

Forensic Science International

Volumn 199, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 38-42

  Pohjoismäki, Jaakko L O ^a   Karhunen, Pekka J ^a   Goebeler, Sirkka ^a   Saukko, Pekka ^b   Sääksjärvi, Ilari E ^b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Calliphoridae; COI barcode; Colonization; Estimation of time of death; Forensic entomology; Pteromalidae; Sarcophagidae; Species richness

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CALLIPHORA VICINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DNA BARCODING; DNA SEQUENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FINLAND; FLY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HUMAN; INSECT DEVELOPMENT; LEGAL EVIDENCE; LUCILIA SERICATA; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOPHORMIA TERRAENOVAE; SARCOPHAGA CAERULESCENS; SARCOSAPROPHAGOUS; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; TIME OF DEATH; ZOOLOGY;

EID: 77953138397     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.02.033     Document Type: Article

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