Arthropod succession on pig carcasses in southeastern Nigeria
The domestic pig (Sus scrofa) was used as a model to study arthropod succession on carcasses under tree shade and out of shade in southern Nigeria. Carcass decomposition took longer periods under tree shade than in exposed sites, at 24.5 and 16.5 days, respectively. Four decomposition stages - fresh...
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Universidade de São Paulo
2010-01-01
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| Series: | Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0031-10492010003500001 |