Estimation of postmortem interval in real cases based on experimentally obtained entomological evidence

Arnaldos, Ma Isabel; García, María Dolores García; Romera, Elena; Presa, Juan José; Luna, A.

doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.04.087

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“…Following seminal casework by Beregeret (13) and Mégnin (87), the assumption that forensic entomologists provide the actual PMI was widely accepted. Case studies demonstrating entomologists' ability to accurately estimate the PMI have been published in books (49), research articles (10,69), and national forensic science conference proceedings (64), and have been reinforced by popular media (120). However, arthropod-based PMI predictions are acknowledged to be associated with a number of assumptions, which can lead to severe deviations from the true PMI if violated (25).…”

Section: The Present State Of Forensic Entomologymentioning

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A Roadmap for Bridging Basic and Applied Research in Forensic Entomology

Tomberlin

Mohr

Benbow

et al. 2011

Annu. Rev. Entomol.

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The National Research Council issued a report in 2009 that heavily criticized the forensic sciences. The report made several recommendations that if addressed would allow the forensic sciences to develop a stronger scientific foundation. We suggest a roadmap for decomposition ecology and forensic entomology hinging on a framework built on basic research concepts in ecology, evolution, and genetics. Unifying both basic and applied research fields under a common umbrella of terminology and structure would facilitate communication in the field and the production of scientific results. It would also help to identify novel research areas leading to a better understanding of principal underpinnings governing ecosystem structure, function, and evolution while increasing the accuracy of and ability to interpret entomological evidence collected from crime scenes. By following the proposed roadmap, a bridge can be built between basic and applied decomposition ecology research, culminating in science that could withstand the rigors of emerging legal and cultural expectations.

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Section: The Present State Of Forensic Entomologymentioning

confidence: 99%

A Roadmap for Bridging Basic and Applied Research in Forensic Entomology

Tomberlin

Mohr

Benbow

et al. 2011

Annu. Rev. Entomol.

261

170

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“…All these results reinforce the need of further studies on sarcosaprophagous fauna in diff erent environments and regions of this geographical area, as well as in other seasons of the year, to understand the sarcosaprophagous community under diff erent environmental conditions. Th e information on blowfl y community obtained in this work, even though only covering spring and summer periods, is valuable for future applications, in the evaluation of evidence obtained in forensic cases, similarly to Arnaldos et al (2005) that have used baseline data collected with the same methodologies as described in this study. Moreover, the data presented are the fi rst in the country, precluding the use of foreign studies in favour of the regional data, now available.…”

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Blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) activity in sun exposed and shaded carrion in Portugal

Castro

Sousa

Arnaldos

et al. 2011

Annales de la Société entomologique de France (N.S.)

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“…Old World lies of the genus Chrysomya are important mechanic vectors of pathogenic organisms, causers of myiasis and forensic indicators (Zumpt 1965, Baumgartner & Greenberg 1984, Arnaldos et al 2005. They have become widespread and abundant in the Neotropical region, displacing native species (Guimarães et al 1978).…”

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Population dynamics, life stage and ecological modeling in Chrysomya albiceps (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

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Corrente³

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Neotrop. entomol.

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In this study we investigated the population dynamics of Chrysomya albiceps (Wiedemann) with laboratory experiments, employing survival analysis and stage structure mathematical models, emphasizing survival among life stages. The study also assessed the theoretical in luence of density dependence and cannibalism during immature stages, on the population dynamics of the species. The survival curves were similar, indicating that populations of C. albiceps exhibit the same pattern of survival among life stages. A strong nonlinear trend was observed, suggesting density dependence, acting during the irst life stages of C. albiceps. The time-series simulations produced chaotic oscillations for all life stages, and the cannibalism did not produce qualitative changes in the dynamic behavior. The bifurcation analysis shows that for low values for survival, the population reaches a stable equilibrium, but the cannibalism results in chaotic oscillations practically over all the parametric space. The implications of the patterns of dynamic behavior observed are discussed.

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Estimation of postmortem interval in real cases based on experimentally obtained entomological evidence

Cited by 155 publications

References 18 publications

A Roadmap for Bridging Basic and Applied Research in Forensic Entomology

A Roadmap for Bridging Basic and Applied Research in Forensic Entomology

Blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) activity in sun exposed and shaded carrion in Portugal

Population dynamics, life stage and ecological modeling in Chrysomya albiceps (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

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