Forensic entomology, the use of insects and other arthropods in forensic investigations, is
becoming increasingly more important in such investigations. To ensure its optimal use by a …

Necrophagous insects are important in the decomposition of cadavers. The close
association between insects and corpses and the use of insects in medicocriminal …

Funerary taphonomy has come of age as an important field in osteoarchaeology. Its goal is
to reconstruct funerary practices by using taphonomic evidence, including both evidence …

Covering a range of fundamental topics essential to modern forensic investigation, the fifth
edition of the landmark text Forensic Science: An Introduction to Scientific and Investigative …

We conducted a carrion succession study within a restricted urban backyard in the city of
Vienna, Austria (16° 22′ E, 48° 12′ N) from May to November 2001 to analyze sequence …

Veterinary Forensics, Second Edition is a practical reference on applying veterinary forensic
findings in animal cruelty cases. Now providing a greater focus on findings in animals, the …

Forensic entomology uses insects to help law enforcement determine the cause, location,
and time of death of a human corpse as well as to detect poisons, drugs, and physical …

Unequivocal identification of fly specimens is an essential requirement in forensic
entomology. However, not all species can be determined at every developmental stage …

Insects play a fundamental ecological role in the decomposition of organic matter. It is the
natural tendency of sarcosaprophagous flies to find and colonize on a food source such as a …

An understanding of the factors affecting decomposition is important for the accurate
estimation of postmortem interval. An experimental study on the influence of penetrating …