Forensic Entomology Utility of Arthropods in Legal Investigations

Name: Forensic Entomology Utility of Arthropods in Legal Investigations
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ISBN: 9780849381201

ISBN-10: 0849381207

ISBN-13: 9780849381201

Edition: 2001

Authors: Jason H. Byrd, James L. Castner

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Forensic Entomology is a visual identification guide to forensically important insects. It is a practical handbook for forensic applications of entomology - an increasingly important and popular subject. It includes numerous color photographs and detailed references for the identification and dating of insect remains commonly associated with human remains.

Book details

List price: $175.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: CRC Press LLC
Publication date: 9/28/2000
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 440
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.332
Language: English



Introduction: Perceptions and Status of Forensic Entomology




General Entomology and Arthropod Biology




Insects of Forensic Importance




Collection of Entomological Evidence during Death Investigations




Laboratory Rearing of Forensic Insects




Insect Succession on Carrion and Its Relationship to Determining Time of Death




The Role of Aquatic Insects in Forensic Investigations




Recovering Buried Bodies and Surface Scatter: The Associated Anthropological, Botanical, and Entomological Evidence




Estimating the Postmortem Interval




Insect Development and Forensic Entomology




Computer Modeling of Insect Growth and Its Application to Forensic Entomology




Entomotoxicology: Insects as Toxicological Indicators and the Impact of Drugs and Toxins on Insect Development




DNA Techniques for Forensic Entomology




Entomological Alteration of Bloodstain Evidence




The Forensic Entomologist as Expert Witness



Glossary


Index