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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Insect Succession"”.
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Insect succession and changes in the soil pH and electrical conductivity associated with decomposing pig carcasses on the Table Mountain National Park of the Western Cape Province of South Africa
… entomofauna data, this study investigated the insect assemblages associated with decomposing neonate pig carcasses, alongside the impact of carcass decomposition on soil, carcass skin, and larval mass(es) chemistry, on a monthly temporal scale across the spring, summer, autumn and winter …
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Insect Faunal Succession and Development of Forensically Important Flies on Deer Carcasses in Southwest Virginia
… medico-legal entomology and involves the use of insects in legal and criminal investigations. Insects have been used as evidence in cases of wrongful death of humans and in wildlife poaching cases for many years. The first jail time sentence for wildlife poaching in Manitoba, Canada was awarded …
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Decomposition and the Freeze-Thaw Process in Northwestern Montana: A Preliminary Study
… and the possibility of the reemergence of insects during ideal conditions. It is hypothesized that the majority of insect activity on the carcasses will be limited to only internal activity during harsh weather conditions. Both carcasses placed in June decayed at predictable rates of …
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Decomposition and the Freeze-Thaw Process in Northwestern Montana: A Preliminary Study
… and the possibility of the reemergence of insects during ideal conditions. It is hypothesized that the majority of insect activity on the carcasses will be limited to only internal activity during harsh weather conditions. Both carcasses placed in June decayed at predictable rates of …
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Succession and Development Studies on Carrion Insects of Forensic Importance
… second objective of this study was to analyze successional patterns of taxa collected and identified in the carrion-insect succession studies. Occurrence matrices were constructed for the successional patterns of insect taxa during 21 sampling intervals in the spring and eight intervals in the …
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Entomotoxicological and Thermal Factors Affecting the Development of Forensically Important Flies
… oxycodone in pigs were examined with respect to insect succession patterns and the development rates of Phormia regina. Pigs were given a subcutaneous injection of oxycodone hydrochloride (3 mg/kg by weight) and antemortem blood samples were collected prior to and following drug injection. …