Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Associated with Pig Carcasses in an Urban Area

The study of cadaver fauna is the most important aspect of forensic entomology, and it is based on successional patterns of insects that feed on decaying carcasses. Many ant species have scavenger lifestyles, and thus have the potential for use in forensic entomology studies. There are no previous...

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Main Authors: Joudellys Andrade-Silva, Eunice Kethure Coelho Pereira, Orleans Silva, Jacques Hubert Charles Delabie, José Manuel M. Rebelo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2015-12-01
Series:Sociobiology
Subjects:
ant
Online Access:http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/795