Current Concepts in Forensic Entomology

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

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2. Early Postmortem Changes and Stages of Decomposition

   • M. Lee Goff

   Pages 1-24

3. Keys for Identification of Immature Insects

   • Patricia J. Thyssen

   Pages 25-42

4. Key for the Identification of Third Instars of European Blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) of Forensic Importance

   • Krzysztof Szpila

   Pages 43-56

5. The Utility of Coleoptera in Forensic Investigations

   • John M. Midgley, Cameron S. Richards, Martin H. Villet

   Pages 57-68

6. Phoretic Mites and Carcasses: Acari Transported by Organisms Associated with Animal and Human Decomposition

   • M. Alejandra Perotti, Henk R. Braig, M. Lee Goff

   Pages 69-91

7. Indoor Arthropods of Forensic Importance: Insects Associated with Indoor Decomposition and Mites as Indoor Markers

   • Crystal L. Frost, Henk R. Braig, Jens Amendt, M. Alejandra Perotti

   Pages 93-108

8. Contemporary Precision, Bias and Accuracy of Minimum Post-Mortem Intervals Estimated Using Development of Carrion-Feeding Insects

   • Martin H. Villet, Cameron S. Richards, John M. Midgley

   Pages 109-137

9. Analysing Forensic Entomology Data Using Additive Mixed Effects Modelling

   • Elena N. Ieno, Jens Amendt, Heike Fremdt, Anatoly A. Saveliev, Alain F. Zuur

   Pages 139-162

10. Toxicology and Forensic Entomology

    • Lucila Maria Lopes de Carvalho

    Pages 163-178

11. Cuticular Hydrocarbons: A New Tool in Forensic Entomology?

    • Falko P. Drijfhout

    Pages 179-203

12. Exploiting Insect Olfaction in Forensic Entomology

    • Hélène N. LeBlanc, James G. Logan

    Pages 205-221

13. Decomposition and Invertebrate Colonization of Cadavers in Coastal Marine Environments

    • Gail S. Anderson

    Pages 223-272

14. The Insects Colonisation of Buried Remains

    • Emmanuel Gaudry

    Pages 273-311

15. Forensic Implications of Myiasis

    • M. Lee Goff, Carlo P. Campobasso, Mirella Gherardi

    Pages 313-325

16. Climate Change and Forensic Entomology

    • Margherita Turchetto, Stefano Vanin

    Pages 327-351

17. Future Trends in Forensic Entomology

    • Jens Amendt, Richard Zehner, Diana G. Johnson, Jeffrey Wells

    Pages 353-368

18. Back Matter

    Pages 369-376

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Forensic Entomology deals with the use of insects and other arthropods in medico legal investigations. We are sure that many people know this or a similar definition, maybe even already read a scientific or popular book dealing with this topic. So, do we really need another book on Forensic Entomology? The answer is 13, 29, 31, 38, and 61. These are not some golden bingo numbers, but an excerpt of the increasing amount of annual publications in the current decade dealing with Forensic Entomology. Comparing them with 89 articles which were published d- ing the 1990s it illustrates the growing interest in this very special intersection of Forensic Science and Entomology and clearly underlines the statement: Yes, we need this book because Forensic Entomology is on the move with so many new things happening every year. One of the most attractive features of Forensic Entomology is that it is multid- ciplinary. There is almost no branch in natural science which cannot find its field of activity here. The chapters included in this book highlight this variety of researches and would like to give the impetus for future work, improving the dev- opment of Forensic Entomology, which is clearly needed by the scientific com- nity. On its way to the courtrooms of the world this discipline needs a sound and serious scientific background to receive the acceptance it deserves.

• arthropods
• biology
• ecology
• entomology
• environment
• identification
• insect
• insects
• invertebrates
• marine biology
• toxicology

From the reviews:

“The major attraction of this book is its coverage of a wide diversity of subjects related to forensic entomology. This field deals with the use of insects and other arthropods in medicolegal investigations. … The work provides detailed information regarding the role of beetles and mites in determining PMI. … The topics covered in this reference are most suitable for active practitioners and researchers in forensic entomology. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate through professional collections.” (R. Saferstein, Choice, Vol. 48 (2), October, 2010)

“It is a multidisciplinary view of forensic entomology, primarily aimed at young scientists and lay readers. … As is the case for most multidisciplinary projects, the chapters of this book were written by different authors. … As expected, the different chapters meet the expectations of readers in different ways. … this book is a good, comprehensive acquisition for the general reader.” (E. G. P. Fox, European Journal of Entomology, Vol. 108, 2011)

• FB 16 Medizin, Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany

  Jens Amendt

• Forensic Science Program, Chaminade University of Honolulu, Honolulu, U.S.A.

  M.Lee Goff

• Dipto. Scienze per la Salute, Università Molise, Campobasso, Italy

  Carlo P. Campobasso

• Pathologisch-Bakteriologisches Institut, Krankenanstalt Rudolfstiftung, Wien, Austria

  Martin Grassberger

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