When entomological evidence crawls away: Phormia regina en masse larval dispersal

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1112-1119

  Lewis, A J ^a   Benbow, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

Author keywords

en masse dispersal; forensic entomology; larvae mass; Phormia regina; postmortem interval

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CADAVER; FLY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HUMAN; INSECT; LARVA; SEASON; SWINE; ZOOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CADAVER; DIPTERA; ENTOMOLOGY; FORENSIC SCIENCES; HUMANS; LARVA; PUPA; SEASONS; SWINE;

EID: 82055175955     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/ME11093     Document Type: Article

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