The insects colonisation of buried remains

Current Concepts in Forensic Entomology

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 273-311

  Gaudry, Emmanuel ^a  

^a INSTITUT GÉOGRAPHIQUE NATIONAL   (France)

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EID: 77955233429     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-9684-6_13     Document Type: Chapter

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