Introduction: Human decomposition is influenced by intrinsic and extrinsic factors including ento... more Introduction: Human decomposition is influenced by intrinsic and extrinsic factors including entomological activity, which can result in variability in the decomposition process. In death investigations, forensic entomology, the study of insects in a legal context, is the preferred method to estimate a post-mortem interval after pathologist methods are no longer applicable. The purpose of the current study was to document the primary dipteran colonization and rates of decay during the decomposition processes of human donors with known causes of death. Methods: Five consenting human donors were placed in a forested area at the Australian Facility for Taphonomic Experimental Research (AFTER) in Sydney, Australia, and allowed to decompose in a natural environment. Temperature and humidity were monitored hourly while other factors like colonizers and decomposition stage were recorded at each visit to the site. Thermal summation, called Accumulated Degree-Days (ADD), was calculated ...
Introduction: Human decomposition is influenced by intrinsic and extrinsic factors including ento... more Introduction: Human decomposition is influenced by intrinsic and extrinsic factors including entomological activity, which can result in variability in the decomposition process. In death investigations, forensic entomology, the study of insects in a legal context, is the preferred method to estimate a post-mortem interval after pathologist methods are no longer applicable. The purpose of the current study was to document the primary dipteran colonization and rates of decay during the decomposition processes of human donors with known causes of death. Methods: Five consenting human donors were placed in a forested area at the Australian Facility for Taphonomic Experimental Research (AFTER) in Sydney, Australia, and allowed to decompose in a natural environment. Temperature and humidity were monitored hourly while other factors like colonizers and decomposition stage were recorded at each visit to the site. Thermal summation, called Accumulated Degree-Days (ADD), was calculated ...
Introduction: Human decomposition is influenced by intrinsic and extrinsic factors including ento... more Introduction: Human decomposition is influenced by intrinsic and extrinsic factors including entomological activity, which can result in variability in the decomposition process. In death investigations, forensic entomology, the study of insects in a legal context, is the preferred method to estimate a post-mortem interval after pathologist methods are no longer applicable. The purpose of the current study was to document the primary dipteran colonization and rates of decay during the decomposition processes of human donors with known causes of death. Methods: Five consenting human donors were placed in a forested area at the Australian Facility for Taphonomic Experimental Research (AFTER) in Sydney, Australia, and allowed to decompose in a natural environment. Temperature and humidity were monitored hourly while other factors like colonizers and decomposition stage were recorded at each visit to the site. Thermal summation, called Accumulated Degree-Days (ADD), was calculated ...
Introduction: Human decomposition is influenced by intrinsic and extrinsic factors including ento... more Introduction: Human decomposition is influenced by intrinsic and extrinsic factors including entomological activity, which can result in variability in the decomposition process. In death investigations, forensic entomology, the study of insects in a legal context, is the preferred method to estimate a post-mortem interval after pathologist methods are no longer applicable. The purpose of the current study was to document the primary dipteran colonization and rates of decay during the decomposition processes of human donors with known causes of death. Methods: Five consenting human donors were placed in a forested area at the Australian Facility for Taphonomic Experimental Research (AFTER) in Sydney, Australia, and allowed to decompose in a natural environment. Temperature and humidity were monitored hourly while other factors like colonizers and decomposition stage were recorded at each visit to the site. Thermal summation, called Accumulated Degree-Days (ADD), was calculated ...
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