The attraction of virgin female hide beetles (<it>Dermestes maculatus</it>) to cadavers by a combination of decomposition odour and male sex pheromones
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>The hide beetle <it>Dermestes maculatus</it> (Coleoptera: <it>Dermestidae</it>) feeds as an adult and larva on decomposing animal remains and can also be found on human corpses. Therefore, forensic entomolog...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-08-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Zoology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.frontiersinzoology.com/content/9/1/18 |