Estimating the Preappearance Interval from Temperature in Creophilus maxillosus L. (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae)

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 136-145

  Matuszewski, Szymon ^a  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Creophilus maxillosus; Degree days; Forensic entomology; Forensic science; Postmortem interval; Validation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; CADAVER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; LARVA; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWINE; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; LARVA; LINEAR MODELS; MODELS, ANIMAL; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; SWINE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84855358450     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2011.01958.x     Document Type: Article

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