Breeding of ornidia obesa (Diptera: Syrphidae: Eristalinae) on pig carcasses in Brazil

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 690-694

  Martins, E ^a   Neves, J A ^a   Moretti, T C ^a   Godoy, W A C ^b   Thyssen, P J ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

flower fly; forensic entomology; tribe Volucellini; vertebrate carcass

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CADAVER; FLY; FORENSIC MEDICINE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SWINE; ZOOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CADAVER; COCAINE; DIPTERA; ENTOMOLOGY; FORENSIC MEDICINE; REPRODUCTION; SWINE;

DIPTERA; ERISTALINAE; ORNIDIA OBESA; SUIDAE; SYRPHIDAE; VERTEBRATA; VOLUCELLINI;

EID: 77954197319     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/ME09254     Document Type: Article

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