Pigs vs people: the use of pigs as analogues for humans in forensic entomology and taphonomy research [PDF]
Int J Legal Med, 2019 Most studies of decomposition in forensic entomology and taphonomy have used non-human cadavers. Following the recommendation of using domestic pig cadavers as analogues for humans in forensic entomology in the 1980s, pigs became the most frequently used
S. Matuszewski +5 more
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It is all about the insects: a retrospective on 20 years of forensic entomology highlights the importance of insects in legal investigations [PDF]
Int J Legal Med, 2021 This study highlights the importance of insect evidence by evaluating 949 insect-associated cases, including 139 entomological reports, from 2001 to 2019 at the Institute of Legal Medicine Frankfurt/Germany.
L. Lutz +4 more
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Advances and Current Status in the Use of Cuticular Hydrocarbons for Forensic Entomology Applications [PDF]
InsectsSimple Summary Cuticular hydrocarbons present a valuable tool in forensic entomology, aiding species identification and age estimation of necrophagous insects, particularly blow flies.
David Stewart-Yates +3 more
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The Postmortem Interval of Two Decedents and Two Dog Carcasses at the Same Scene Based on Forensic Entomology [PDF]
Insects, 2022 Simple Summary This paper reports a case in which the minimum postmortem interval (PMI) of two corpses, a man and a woman, and two dog carcasses at the same scene was estimated using forensic entomology.
Liangliang Li +7 more
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Teaching Forensic Entomology, Forensic Anthropology, and Haematology & Serology during the COVID-19 pandemic: Practical activities for distance learning [PDF]
Sci Justice, 2022 As the COVID-19 pandemic upended college and university instruction throughout the world, instructors were hard-pressed to find suitable alternatives for practical activities typically carried out outside of classrooms—in laboratories, workshops, clinics,
Villavicencio-Queijeiro Alexa +9 more
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Forensic entomology research in Egypt: a review article
Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2022 Background Forensic entomology (FE) is widely considered as an important field of forensic science, particularly in the field of estimating postmortem intervals, which has advanced considerably across the world.
Ashraf Mashaly, Abdelwahab Ibrahim
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Insect rearing protocols in forensic entomology: Benefits from collective rearing of larvae in a carrion beetle Necrodes littoralis L. (Silphidae) [PDF]
PLoS One, 2021 Forensic entomologists frequently use a developmental method to estimate a post-mortem interval (PMI). Such estimates are based usually on the blow fly larvae or puparia. Data on their development is obtained by rearing them in colonies.
J. Gruszka, S. Matuszewski
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Looking Back to Move Forward: How Review Articles Could Boost Forensic Entomology [PDF]
Insects, 2021 The Locard's exchange principle (1930) holds that the perpetrator of a crime leaves traces behind that can later be sampled and used as forensic evidence [...].
D. Charabidzé, D. Martín-Vega
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Wings on concealed corpse: the forensic importance of scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) [PDF]
Frontiers in Insect ScienceForensic entomology focuses on insects associated with decomposing remains to provide clues for forensic investigations. Among those insects, scuttle flies are uniquely capable of colonizing enclosed spaces and underground burial sites where other ...
Yali Guo +18 more
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A Synopsis of Two Decades of Arthropod Related Research at the Forensic Anthropology Research Facility (FARF), Texas State University (TXST), San Marcos, Texas, USA [PDF]
InsectsThe Forensic Anthropology Research Facility (FARF) at Texas State University (TXST), San Marcos, TX, USA, is a leading human taphonomy facility (HTF), dedicated to advancing forensic science through the study of human decomposition.
Tennyson B. Nkhoma +5 more
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