Oviposition preferences of two forensically important blow fly species, chrysomya megacephala and C. rufifacies (Diptera: Calliphoridae), and implications for postmortem interval estimation

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 424-435

  Yang, Shih Tsai ^a   Shiao, Shiuh Feng ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chrysomya megacephala; Chrysomya rufifacies; forensic entomology; oviposition preference; visual cue

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; FLY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; LIVER; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DIPTERA; FEMALE; FORENSIC SCIENCES; LIVER; OVIPOSITION; SWINE;

CALLIPHORIDAE; CHRYSOMYA MEGACEPHALA; CHRYSOMYA RUFIFACIES; DIPTERA; HEMIPYRELLIA LIGURRIENS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84863370382     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/ME11133     Document Type: Article

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