| seasonal colonization and decomposition of rat carrion in water and on land in an open field in south carolina. | decomposition and insect colonization of rat, rattus rattus l., carrion on land and in water were compared during summer and winter in a plowed field in northwestern south carolina. during winter, carcasses on land reached the dried-remains stage of decomposition, whereas carcasses in water reached the early-floating stage. during summer, carcasses in both habitats entered the final-remains stage of decomposition in 1-2 wk. fewer than 30 species of carrion insects were recorded from the carcasse ... | 1998 | 9775597 |
| comparison of decomposition rates and faunal colonization of carrion in indoor and outdoor environments. | decomposition and insect colonization of pig (sus scrofa l.) carcasses were observed over a 42-day period inside and outside a house in a suburban region of edmonton, alberta. three freshly killed pig carcasses were placed outdoors on grass and three carcasses were placed in separate rooms inside a house in a suburban residential area. the carcasses were examined and sampled regularly. outside carcasses were colonized rapidly by calliphora vicina (r-d), lucilia sericata (meigen), lucilia illustr ... | 2011 | 20840295 |
| use of dna sequences to identify forensically important fly species and their distribution in the coastal region of central california. | forensic entomology has gained prominence in recent years, as improvements in dna technology and molecular methods have allowed insect and other arthropod evidence to become increasingly useful in criminal and civil investigations. however, comprehensive faunal inventories are still needed, including cataloging local dna sequences for forensically significant diptera. this multi-year fly-trapping study was built upon and expanded a previous survey of these flies in santa clara county, including ... | 2015 | 26025701 |