Principal component analysis (PCA) is very useful for data exploration owing to its
unsupervised nature; and has been proven to be a powerful multivariate exploratory tool for …

Simple Summary The post-mortem interval of human cadavers may be estimated based on
insect evidence. In order to identify scientific challenges that pertain to these estimations, I …

Carrion resources sustain a complex and diverse community of both vertebrate and
invertebrate scavengers, either obligate or facultative. However, although carrion ecology …

On 16 July 2015, a body of a 64-year-old man in advanced decomposition was found in an
open area of the suburb of Śrem (western Poland). Postmortem interval (PMI) was estimated …

Abstract Blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) are frequently used in forensic investigations due
to their rapid colonization of cadavers. As with other insects, environmental temperature …

Insects collected on indoor cadavers are frequently used for post-mortem interval (PMI)
estimation. Buildings encountered during crime investigations vary according to …

The species and patterns of forensically significant insects associated with casework were
documented in this study in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Ten cadavers naturally died were …

Forensic entomologists use the maturity of necrophagous larvae to estimate the minimum
post-mortem interval (PMI min), ideally taking account of effects that xenobiotics in the …

This study investigates the impacts of three different heavy metals at different concentrations
on some life-history traits of Lucilia sericata (Meigen 1826)(Diptera: Calliphoridae). First …

Insect fauna attracted to cadavers at the crime scene can be identified and used to estimate
the post-mortem interval (PMI). In the current study, insects associated with two human …