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Current Concepts in Forensic Entomology

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Editors:
  1. Jens Amendt

    1. FB 16 Medizin, Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany

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  2. M.Lee Goff

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

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  3. Carlo P. Campobasso

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

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  4. Martin Grassberger

    1. Pathologisch-Bakteriologisches Institut, Krankenanstalt Rudolfstiftung, Wien, Austria

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  • All authors are top experts in their field
  • Many topics are dealt with for the first time in a Forensic Entomology textbook, at least in this depth
  • Interdisciplinary approach of the book shows trends for future research in Forensic Entomology: quicken the appetite for readers from different disciplines
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Early Postmortem Changes and Stages of Decomposition

    • M. Lee Goff
    Pages 1-24
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  3. Keys for Identification of Immature Insects

    • Patricia J. Thyssen
    Pages 25-42
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  4. Key for the Identification of Third Instars of European Blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) of Forensic Importance

    • Krzysztof Szpila
    Pages 43-56
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  5. The Utility of Coleoptera in Forensic Investigations

    • John M. Midgley, Cameron S. Richards, Martin H. Villet
    Pages 57-68
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  10. Toxicology and Forensic Entomology

    • Lucila Maria Lopes de Carvalho
    Pages 163-178
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  11. Cuticular Hydrocarbons: A New Tool in Forensic Entomology?

    • Falko P. Drijfhout
    Pages 179-203
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  12. Exploiting Insect Olfaction in Forensic Entomology

    • Hélène N. LeBlanc, James G. Logan
    Pages 205-221
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  13. Decomposition and Invertebrate Colonization of Cadavers in Coastal Marine Environments

    • Gail S. Anderson
    Pages 223-272
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  14. The Insects Colonisation of Buried Remains

    • Emmanuel Gaudry
    Pages 273-311
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  15. Forensic Implications of Myiasis

    • M. Lee Goff, Carlo P. Campobasso, Mirella Gherardi
    Pages 313-325
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  16. Climate Change and Forensic Entomology

    • Margherita Turchetto, Stefano Vanin
    Pages 327-351
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  17. Future Trends in Forensic Entomology

    • Jens Amendt, Richard Zehner, Diana G. Johnson, Jeffrey Wells
    Pages 353-368
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  18. Back Matter

    Pages 369-376
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About this book

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.

Reviews

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)

Editors and Affiliations

  • 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

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Current Concepts in Forensic Entomology

  • Editors: Jens Amendt, M.Lee Goff, Carlo P. Campobasso, Martin Grassberger

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9684-6

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-9683-9Published: 04 February 2010

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-9167-1Published: 02 September 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-9684-6Published: 06 January 2010

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 376

  • Topics: Entomology, Forensic Science, Forensic Medicine, Life Sciences, general

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