Development of Chrysomya megacephala at constant temperatures within its colony range in Yangtze River Delta region of China

Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius, 1794) is the most abundant and predominant species which arrives and colonizes a cadaver first in most parts of China. Therefore, its growth and development patterns have great implications in the estimation of the minimum postmortem interval (PMImin). In this study...

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Published in:	Forensic Sciences Research
Main Authors:	Yingna Zhang, Yu Wang, Lijun Yang, Luyang Tao, Jiangfeng Wang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford University Press 2018-01-01
Subjects:	Forensic science forensic entomology oriental latrine fly development time isomorphen/isomegalen diagram thermal summation model intra-puparial development
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20961790.2017.1403007