Current concepts in forensic entomology

Front Matter....Pages i-viii
Early Postmortem Changes and Stages of Decomposition....Pages 1-24
Keys for Identification of Immature Insects....Pages 25-42
Key for the Identification of Third Instars of European Blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) of Forensic Importance....Pages 43-56
The Utility of Coleoptera in Forensic Investigations....Pages 57-68
Phoretic Mites and Carcasses: Acari Transported by Organisms Associated with Animal and Human Decomposition....Pages 69-91
Indoor Arthropods of Forensic Importance: Insects Associated with Indoor Decomposition and Mites as Indoor Markers....Pages 93-108
Contemporary Precision, Bias and Accuracy of Minimum Post-Mortem Intervals Estimated Using Development of Carrion-Feeding Insects....Pages 109-137
Analysing Forensic Entomology Data Using Additive Mixed Effects Modelling....Pages 139-162
Toxicology and Forensic Entomology....Pages 163-178
Cuticular Hydrocarbons: A New Tool in Forensic Entomology?....Pages 179-203
Exploiting Insect Olfaction in Forensic Entomology....Pages 205-221
Decomposition and Invertebrate Colonization of Cadavers in Coastal Marine Environments....Pages 223-272
The Insects Colonisation of Buried Remains....Pages 273-311
Forensic Implications of Myiasis....Pages 313-325
Climate Change and Forensic Entomology....Pages 327-351
Future Trends in Forensic Entomology....Pages 353-368
Back Matter....Pages 369-376