Forensic entomology : the utility of arthropods in legal investigations / edited by Jason H. Byrd, James L. Castner.

Other author Byrd, Jason H.
Other author Castner, James L.
Format Book
Publication InfoBoca Raton : CRC Press, 2001.
Descriptionxvii, 418 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations ; 26 cm
Subjects
Forensic entomology.
Arthropoda--Miscellanea.
Postmortem changes.
Death--Time of.

Contents Introduction: Perceptions and status of forensic entomology / Robert D. Hall -- General entomology and arthropod biology / James L. Castner -- Insects of forensic importance / Jason H. Byrd, James L. Castner -- Collection of entomological evidence during death investigations / Neal H. Haskell, Wayne D. Lord, Jason H. Byrd -- Laboratory rearing of forensic insects / Jason H. Byrd -- Insect succession on carrion and its relationship to determining time of death / Gail S. Anderson -- Role of aquatic insects in forensic investigations / Richard W. Merritt, John R. Wallace -- Recovering buried bodies and surface scatter : the associated anthropological, botanical, and entomological evidence / Alison Galloway, Heather Walsh-Haney, Jason H. Byrd -- Estimating the postmortem interval / Jeffrey D. Wells, Lynn R. LaMotte -- Insect development and forensic entomology / Leon G. Higley, Neal H. Haskell -- Computer modeling of insect growth and its application to forensic entomology / Jason H. Byrd, Jon C. Allen -- Entomotoxicology : insects as toxicological indicators and the impact of drugs and toxins on insect development / M. Lee Goff, Wayne D. Lord -- DNA techniques for forensic entomology / Mark Benecke, Jeffrey D. Wells -- Entomological alteration of bloodstain evidence / Rosemary E. Brown ... [et al.] -- Forensic entomologist as expert witness / Robert D. Hall.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 00039820
ISBN0849381207 (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks RA1063.45 .F67 2001 ✔ Available Place Hold