Contemporary precision, bias and accuracy of minimum post-mortem intervals estimated using development of carrion-feeding insects

Villet, Martin H; Richards, Cameron S; Midgley, John M

Title: Contemporary precision, bias and accuracy of minimum post-mortem intervals estimated using development of carrion-feeding insects
Creator: Villet, Martin H, Richards, Cameron S, Midgley, John M
Subject: To be catalogued
Date: 2010
Type: text
Type: book chapter
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/442769
Identifier: vital:74032
Identifier: ISBN 978-1-4020-9684-6
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9684-6_7
Description: Medicocriminal forensic entomology focuses primarily on providing evidence of the amount of time that a corpse or carcass has been exposed to colonization by insects, which helps to estimate the post mortem interval (PMI). Specifically, the estimate is of a minimum post mortem interval (PMImin), because death may occur a variable amount of time before colonization (Fig. 7.1); the maximum post mortem interval (PMImax) is estimated using the time that the person was last seen alive. Forensic entomology derives the bulk of its evidence from two sources: the ecological succession of carrion insect communities and the development of immature insects (Byrd and Castner 2001; Catts and Haskel 1990; Smith 1986). This chapter is concerned with assessing the confidence that can be placed in the accuracy of estimates derived from insect development. (Schoenly et al. 1996) dealt with this theme in succession-based estimates of PMImin.
Format: 28 pages, pdf
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Relation: Villet, M.H., Richards, C.S. and Midgley, J.M., 2010. Contemporary precision, bias and accuracy of minimum post-mortem intervals estimated using development of carrion-feeding insects. Current concepts in forensic entomology, pp.109-137
Rights: Publisher
Rights: Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Springer Terms of Use Statement ( https://link.springer.com/termsandconditions)

Hits: 132
Visitors: 137
Downloads: 9

Collections

Villet, Martin Herrer (Prof)

RU Books and Book Chapters

SDG 15. Life On Land

RU Department of Zoology and Entomology

		Thumbnail	File	Description	Size	Format
View Details Download			SOURCE1	Contemporary precision, bias and accuracy of minimum post-mortem intervals estimated using development of carrion-feeding insects.pdf	905 KB	Adobe Acrobat PDF	View Details Download