Ecological succession of adult necrophilous insects on neonate Sus scrofa domesticus in central North Carolina.

The necrophilous insect fauna on carcasses varies seasonally and geographically. The ecological succession of insects arriving to decaying neonate pig carcasses in central North Carolina during late summer was sampled using a novel vented-chamber collection method. We collected six blow fly species,...

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Main Authors: Angela Cruise, David W Watson, Coby Schal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5897002?pdf=render