The National Research Council issued a report in 2009 that heavily criticized the forensic
sciences. The report made several recommendations that if addressed would allow the …

This study focused on comparing between dipteran fauna recovered from small mice (Mus
musculus Linnaeus, 1758) and albino rat (Rattus norvegicus Berkenhout, 1769) carcasses …

The phylogeny and taxonomy of mammalian species were originally based upon shared or
derived morphological characteristics. However, genetic analyses have more recently …

Archaeoentomology is the study of insects and other arthropods recovered from an
archaeological site; they can be found in association with ancient human and animal …

Accurate species identication is a crucial step in forensic entomology, as the insect collected
on a corpse can provide useful information for estimation of postmortem interval (PMI). The …

With the development of molecular identification, there has been a great deal of discussion
about the feature of the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) fragments. Although longer fragments …

Abstract Stink bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) are an economically important group of
insects that attack numerous crops in the central valley of California. Management of these …

Precise identification of insect species plays an essential role in the accurate estimation of
the postmortem interval (PMI), especially when information on the postmortem phenomenon …

Relying on morphology in the estimation of postmortem intervals is not always accurate for
all life phases of flies, especially for immature stages. The present study demonstrates the …

Genetic variation of striped snakehead fish (Channa striata) was examined using nucleotide
sequence analysis of 396 bp in mitochondriaCytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) of 66 …