Size at emergence improves accuracy of age estimates in forensically-useful beetle Creophilus maxillosus L. (Staphylinidae)

Abstract Insects colonizing human or animal cadavers may be used to estimate post-mortem interval (PMI) usually by aging larvae or pupae sampled on a crime scene. The accuracy of insect age estimates in a forensic context is reduced by large intraspecific variation in insect development time. Here w...

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Auteurs principaux: Szymon Matuszewski, Katarzyna Frątczak-Łagiewska
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Langue:EN
Publié: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/a95f1263c69e4880bd35fc884df86507
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