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Forensic Entomology

Books

Crime Scene Intelligence: An Experiment in Forensic Entomology / Cruz, Albert M. Washington, DC, USA: Center for Strategic Intelligence Research. RA 1063.45 GC88 2006

Decomposition and Anthropod Succession on Above Ground Pig Carrion in Rural Manitoba / Gill, Ginger Julie. Ottawa, ON, Cdn: Canadian Police Research Centre. RA 1063.45 G41 2005

Forensic Entomology: Determining Time of Death in Buried Homicide Victims Using Insect Succession / Van Laerhoven, Sherah; Anderson, Gail. Ottawa, ON, Cdn: Canadian Police Research Centre. RA 1063.45 V31 1996

Forensic Entomology: The Utility of Arthropods in Legal Investigations / Byrd, Jason H.; Castner, James L. Boca Raton, Fla., USA: CRC Press. RA 1063.45 F76 2001

Traité d'entomologie forensique: les insectes sur la scène de crime / Wyss, Claude. Lausanne CH: Presses polytechniques et universitaires romandes. RA 1063.45 W99 2006


Articles

Annual and Seasonal Patterns of Insect Succession on Decomposing Remains at Two Locations in Western Australia / Voss, Sasha C. Forensic Science International Vol. 193, No. 1-3 (Dec 2009), p. 26-36.

Blind Validation of Postmortem Interval Estimates Using Developmental Rates of Blow Flies / VanLaerhoven, S.L. Forensic Science International, Vol. 180, No. 2-3 (Sep 2008), p. 76-80. (available electronically to RCMP at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/03790738)

Carrion Insects on Pig Carcasses at a rural and an Urban Site in Nova Scotia / Simpson, G.; Strongman, D.B. Canadian Society for Forensic Science Journal Vol. 35, No. 3 (2002), p. 123-144.

Carrion Insects Associated with Small Pig Carcasses During Fall in Nova Scotia / Leblanc, H.N.; Strongman, D. B. Canadian Society for Forensic Science Journal Vol. 35, No. 3 (2002), p.145-152.

Computer Modeling of Insect Growth and Its Application to Forensic Entomology (2000). Allen, Jon C.; Bird, Jason H. (http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/nij/grants/181992.pdf)

Decomposition and Insect Succession on Cadavers Inside a Vehicle Environment / Voss, Sasha C. Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology Vol. 4, No. 1 (2008), p. 22-32.

Debugging Decomposition Data - Comparative taphonomic Studies and the Influence of Insects and Carcass Size on Decomposition Rate / Simmons, Tal. Journal of Forensic Sciences, Vol. 55, No. 1 (Jan 2010), p. 8-15.

The Effect of Buscopan on the Development of the Blow Fly Chrysomya megacephal (F>) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) / Oliveira, Helena G. Journal of Forensic Sciences Vol. 54, No. 1 (Jan 2009), p. 202-206.

Effect of Morphine on the Growth Rate of Calliphora Stygia (Fabricius) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) and Possible Implications for Forensic Entomology / George, Kelly A. Forensic Science International Vol. 193, No. 1-3 (Dec 2009), p. 21-25

Effects of Carcass Size on Decay Rates of Shade and Sun Exposed Carrion / Komar, D.; Beattie, O. Canadian Society for Forensic Science Journal Vol. 31, No. 1 (1998), p. 35-43.

Effects of Decomposition on Gunshot Wound Chraracteristics: Under Cold Temperatures with No Insect Activity / Macaulay, Lauren E. Journal of Forensic Sciences Vol. 54, No. 2 (Mar 2009), p. 443-447.

Effects of Decomposition on Gunshot Wound Characteristics: Under Moderate Temperatures With Insect Activity / Macaulay, Lauren E. Journal of Forensic Sciences Vol. 54, No. 2 (Mar 2009), p. 448-451.

Estimating the Time of Death / Geberth, Vernon. Law and Order, Vol. 55, No. 3 (Mar 2007), p. 58-60, 62-63, 65.

Exercise pratique en entomologie judiciaire / Anderson, Gail S.; Gaudet, John; Yamashita, Brian. La Gazette de la GRC Vol. 58, No. 9 (1996), p. 3-6.

Forensic Entomology / Archer, Melanie. Australian Police Journal Vol. 61, No. 2 (2007), p. 66-70.

Forensic Entomology - First Swedish Case Studies / Lindstrom, A.A.; Jaenson, T.G.T.; Lindquist, O. Canadian Society for Forensic Science Journal Vol. 36, No. 4 (2003), p. 207-210.

Identifying Bird Scavenging in Fleshed and Dry Remains / Komar, D.; Beattie, O. Canadian Society for Forensic Science Journal Vol. 31, No. 3 (1998), p. 177-188.

Insect Successional Pattern of a Corpse in Cooler Months of Subtropical Southeastern Texas / Bytheway, Joan. Journal of Forensic Sciences Vol. 54, No. 2 (Mar 2009), p. 452-455.

The Influence of Clothing and Wrapping on Carcass Decomposition and Arthropod Succession: A Winter Study in Central South Africa / Kelly, J. A. Canadian Society for Forensic Science Journal Vol. 41, No. 3 (Sep 2008), p. 135-147.

The Nocturnal Oviposition Behavior of Carrion Flies in Rural and Urban Environments: Methodological Problems and Forensic Implications / Stamper, Trevor. Canadian Society for Forensic Science Journal Vol. 40, No. 4 (Dec 2007), p. 173-182.

Pontes de Calliphora vicina, Robineau-Desvoidy et de Calliphora vomitoria, (Linné) (Diptères, Calliphoridae) sur un cadavre humain enseveli dans la neige / Wyss, Claude et al. Revue internationale de criminologie et de police technique et scientifique Vol. 56, No.1 (2003), p. 112-116.

A Practical Exercise in Forensic Entomology / Anderson, Gail; Gaudet, John; Yamashita, Brian. RCMP Gazette Vol. 58, No. 9 (1996), p. 3-6.

Predicting the Visitation of Carcasses by Carrion-Related Insects Under Different Rates of Degree-Day Accumulation / Michaud, Jean-Phillipe. Forensic Science International, Vol. 185, No. 1-3 (Mar 2009), p. 78-83. (available electronically to RCMP at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/03790738)

Testing Reliability of Animal Models in Research and Training Programs in Forensic Entomology, Part II, Final Report (2002) / Schoenly, Kenneth G.; Hall, Robert D. http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/nij/grants/192281.pdf

The Use of Insects in Death Investigations: An Analysis of Cases in British Columbia Over a Five Year Period / Anderson, G.S. Canadian Society for Forensic Science Journal Vol. 28, No. 4 (1995), p. 277-292.


Videos

Secrets of Forensic Science. Vol. 2: Bugs. Princeton, N.J., USA: 2002. VL 2100


Web Sites

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