The influence of insects on decomposition rate in buried and surface remains

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 889-892

  Simmons, Tal ^a   Cross, Peter A ^a   Adlam, Rachel E ^a   Moffatt, Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

burial; decomposition; degree days; forensic science; insects; taphonomy; terrestrial

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CADAVER; EGG LAYING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLY; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; LARVA; POSTHUMOUS CARE; RABBIT; TEMPERATURE; ZOOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BURIAL; DIPTERA; ENTOMOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; LARVA; MODELS, ANIMAL; OVIPOSITION; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; RABBITS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 77954330912     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01402.x     Document Type: Article

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