New records of calyptrate dipterans (Fanniidae, Muscidae and Sarcophagidae) associated with the decomposition of domestic pigs in Brazil

The calyptrate dipterans are the most important decomposers of human cadavers. Knowledge of their species and distribution are of great importance to forensic entomology, especially because of the enormous diversity in Brazil. Carcasses of domestic pigs (Sus scrofa, L) were the experimental models u...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Rocha Barbosa, Cátia Antunes de Mello-Patiu, Rubens Pinto de Mello, Margareth Maria de Carvalho Queiroz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2009-09-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762009000600018