The influence of Methylphenidate on the development of the forensically significant blow fly Chrysomya chloropyga (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in the Western Cape Province
Forensic entomologists rely on insect development and successional data to estimate the post-mortem interval (PMI). Ante-mortem drug use prior to an individual's death may result in drug transmission to feeding insects and subsequent alteration of their development, thereby altering PMI estimat...
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Format: | Dissertation |
Language: | English |
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University of Cape Town
2016
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20247 |