Volatile organic compounds released by blowfly larvae and pupae: New perspectives in forensic entomology

Forensic Science International

Volumn 219, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 215-220

  Frederickx, C ^a   Dekeirsschieter, J ^a   Brostaux, Y ^a   Wathelet, J P ^a   Verheggen, F J ^a   Haubruge, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Calliphoridae; Forensic entomology; Necrophagous fly; Pupae; SPME; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

ACID; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ESTER; HYDROCARBON; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ACCURACY; AGE DETERMINATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CADAVER; CALLIPHORA VICINA; CALLIPHORIDAE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FORENSIC ENTOMOLOGY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; MAGGOT; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NONHUMAN; POSTMORTEM INTERVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPA (LIFE CYCLE STAGE); SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; ZOOLOGY;

EID: 84861575617     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.01.007     Document Type: Article

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