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For many members of the forensic community, insects still have an exotic status. This may be one reason why forensic entomology, the analysis of insect evidence for forensic and legal purposes, has not yet achieved the significance it deserves in ...
Jens Amendt
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Forensics is a hot topic, with many movies and popular television shows (such as “CSI”) introducing youth to the tools, processes, and critical thinking skills needed to solve various crimes. Within this world, insects have a growing presence.
Erika Andersen+3 more
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The Antarctic region comprises the continent, the Maritime Antarctic, the sub-Antarctic islands, and the southern cold temperate islands. Continental Antarctica is devoid of insects, but elsewhere diversity varies from 2 to more than 200 species, of ...
S. Chown, P. Convey
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Grand challenges in entomology: Priorities for action in the coming decades
Entomology is key to understanding terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems at a time of unprecedented anthropogenic environmental change and offers substantial untapped potential to benefit humanity in a variety of ways, from improving agricultural ...
S. Luke+53 more
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The Role of Community Science in Entomology.
Community (or citizen) science, the involvement of volunteers in scientific endeavors, has a long history. Over the past few centuries, the contributions of volunteers to our understanding of patterns and processes in entomology has been inspiring.
M. Gardiner, H. Roy
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The Pitfalls in the Path of Probabilistic Inference in Forensic Entomology: A Review
Simple Summary Experimental studies in forensic entomology must follow a series of rules to generate accurate predictions about criminal cases. These rules are reviewed and some approaches that have been used to solve experimental problems in forensic ...
Gaétan Moreau
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Active Learning Strategies for Biodiversity Science
Organismal courses are inherently integrative, incorporating concepts from genetics, physiology, ecology and other disciplines linked through a comparative and phylogenetic framework.
Nicole Chodkowski+4 more
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Forensic Entomology in China and Its Challenges
Simple Summary Forensic entomologists utilize sarcosaprophagous insect species to estimate the postmortem interval to aid death investigations.
Yu Wang+5 more
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The Relationship between Research and Casework in Forensic Entomology
Simple Summary Forensic entomology concerns the use of insects as evidence in legal investigations. Many sorts of investigation can benefit from an interpretation of insects associated with the crime scene, but insect evidence is most frequently used in ...
M. Hall
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The Forensic Entomology Case Report—A Global Perspective
Simple Summary Forensic entomologists are most often tasked with determining when arthropods colonized living or deceased vertebrates. In most cases, this estimation involves humans; however, pets, livestock, and other domesticated animals can also be ...
Zanthé Kotzé+6 more
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