Postmortem Interval (PMI) Determination at Three Biogeoclimatic Zones in Southwest Colorado
Three pig (Sus scrofa L.) carcasses were exposed during the summer in three different biogeoclimatic zones ranging in elevations from 6,700 to 11,100 feet in order to determine the rates of carrion decomposition and arthropod succession patterns on carrion in southwest Colorado. The carcasses were e...
Main Author: | Allaire, Maria T. |
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Other Authors: | Mary H. Manhein |
Format: | Others |
Language: | en |
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LSU
2002
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Online Access: | http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-1111102-115404/ |
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