Hydrocarbon profiles throughout adult Calliphoridae aging: A promising tool for forensic entomology
(2014)
Journal Article
Pechal, J. L., Moore, H., Drijfhout, F., & Benbow, M. E. (2014). Hydrocarbon profiles throughout adult Calliphoridae aging: A promising tool for forensic entomology. Forensic Science International, 245, 65-71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2014.10.019
Blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) are typically the first insects to arrive at human remains and carrion. Predictable succession patterns and known larval development of necrophagous insects on vertebrate remains can assist a forensic entomologist... Read More about Hydrocarbon profiles throughout adult Calliphoridae aging: A promising tool for forensic entomology.