Forensic Entomology: The Utility of Arthropods in Legal Investigations, Second Edition

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ISBN: 9780849392153 | 0849392152
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 9/11/2009

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With over 100 additional color photographs, an expanded reference appendix, and updated information, this second edition has raised the bar for resources in forensic entomology. The book goes beyond dramatics to the nitty gritty of actual practice.

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In Memoriam	p. v
Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
The Editors	p. xiii
Acknowledgements	p. xv
Contributors	p. xvii
Dedication	p. xxiii
Introduction: Perceptions and Status of Forensic Entomology	p. 1
General Entomology and Insect Biology	p. 17
Insects of Forensic Importance	p. 39
Collection of Entomological Evidence during Legal Investigations	p. 127
Labortary Rearing of Forensic Insects	p. 177
Factors That Influence Insect Succession on carrion	p. 201
Insect Succession in a Natural Environment	p. 251
The Role of Aquatic Insects in Forensic Investigations	p. 271
Recovery of Anthropological, Bontanical, and ENtomological Evidence from Buried Bodies and Surface Scatter	p. 321
Estimating the Postmortem Interval	p. 367
Insect Development and Forensic Entomology	p. 389
The Soil Environment and Forensic Entomology	p. 407
Entomotoxicology: Insects as Toxicological Indicators and the Impact of drugs and Toxins on Insect Development	p. 427
Molecular Methods for Forensic Entomology	p. 437
The Forensic Entomologist as Expert Witness	p. 453
Livestock Entomology	p. 477
Ecological Theory and Its Application in Forensic Entomology	p. 493
Forensic Meteorology: The Application of Weather and Climate	p. 519
Entomological Alteration of Bloodstain Evidence	p. 539
Keys to the Blow Fly Species (Diptera Calliphoridae) of America, North of Mexico	p. 581
Cases of Neglect Involving Entomological Evidence	p. 627
Acarology in Criminolegal Investigations: The Human Acarofauna during Life and Death	p. 637
Index	p. 651
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Forensic Entomology: The Utility of Arthropods in Legal Investigations, Second Edition

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