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March 2015

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Modeling blow fly development for postmortem interval (PMI) estimation

Lucilia sericata mouthhooks

March 3, 2015

Modeling blow fly development for postmortem interval (PMI) estimation

Knowing the development behavior of blow flies is important for forensic investigations into the time of death. This study examined the development of Lucilia sericata under different temperature regimes. It is one of the first to elucidate fundamentally important assumptions made by practitioners in the field.

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March 5, 2015

Definition of sampling units begets conclusions in ecology: the case of habitats for plant communities

5 citations

1,007 downloads

3,035 views

Martin A. Mörsdorf, Virve T. Ravolainen, Leif Einar Støvern, Nigel G. Yoccoz, Ingibjörg Svala Jónsdóttir, Kari Anne Bråthen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.815 PubMed 25780767

March 24, 2015

Spatiotemporal diversity, structure and trophic guilds of insect assemblages in a semi-arid Sabkha ecosystem

15 citations

907 downloads

2,708 views

Haroun Chenchouni, Taha Menasria, Souad Neffar, Smail Chafaa, Lyès Bradai, Rachid Chaibi, Mohamed Nacer Mekahlia, Djamel Bendjoudi, Abdelkrim Si Bachir

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.860 PubMed 25825682

March 3, 2015

Rapid morphological change in black rats (Rattus rattus) after an island introduction

16 citations

907 downloads

2,623 views

Oliver R.W. Pergams, David Byrn, Kashawneda L.Y. Lee, Racheal Jackson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.812 PubMed 25780765

March 24, 2015

Preliminary observations on the mandibles of palaemonoid shrimp (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea: Palaemonoidea)

10 citations

892 downloads