AVIAN SCAVENGING, MUMMIFICATION, AND VARIABLE MICRO-ENVIRONMENTS AS FACTORS AFFECTING THE DECOMPOSITION PROCESS IN WESTERN MONTANA

The purpose of this research study was to empirically study the temporal order of events of postmortem changes in Missoula, Montana utilizing pig (Sus scrofa) cadavers as human proxies by documenting postmortem changes and rate of soft tissue decomposition of three pigs over the course of one year a...

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Main Author: White, Teresa Ann
Other Authors: Dr. Ralph E. Williams
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: The University of Montana 2013
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Online Access:http://etd.lib.umt.edu/theses/available/etd-05232013-135102/

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