Temperature requirements for the growth of immature stages of blowflies species, Chrysomya albiceps and Calliphora vicina, (Diptera:Calliphoridae) under laboratory conditions
Abstract Background In forensic entomology, a way to estimate Post Mortem Interval (PMI) is to use development data of the first colonizing insects on a dead body. Chrysomya albiceps and Calliphora vicina, two members of the family Calliphoridae, are the first waves of necrophagous insects that are...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2018-03-01
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Series: | Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41935-018-0060-z |