Utility of GenBank and the Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) for the identification of forensically important Diptera from Belgium and France

Fly larvae living on dead corpses can be used to estimate post-mortem intervals. The identification of these flies is decisive in forensic casework and can be facilitated by using DNA barcodes provided that a representative and comprehensive reference library of DNA barcodes is available.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sonet, Gontran, Jordaens, Kurt, Braet, Yves, Bourguignon, Luc, Dupont, Eréna, Backeljau, Thierry, De Meyer, Marc, Desmyter, Stijn
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3890684/