Osteophagia by Nasutitermes guayanae (Blattodea: Isoptera: Termitidae) on human bone remains in the Andean Amazon, Caquetá, Colombia
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ABSTRACT We present the first report of Nasutitermes guayanae feeding on human bone remains found in an urban area municipality Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia, Colombian Amazon piedmont. The record indicates expansion diet these termites. observation suggests that association N. with decomposing bodies may be a possible tool for estimation postmortem intervals.
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Amazonica
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1809-4392', '0044-5967']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1590/1809-4392202100961