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Edited by Byrd, Jason H.; Edited by Tomberlin, Jeffery K.
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Forensic Entomology, Third Edition builds on the success of the prior editions to include the latest in research and advances in forensic enthomological recovery, analysis, and testing techniques over the last nearly 10-plus years.
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Forensic Entomology: The Utility of Arthropods in Legal Investigations, Third Edition continues in the tradition of the two best-selling prior editions and maintains its status as the single-most comprehensive book on Forensic Entomology currently available. It includes current, in-the-field best practices contributed by top professionals in the field who have advanced it through research and fieldwork over the last several decades.
The use of entomology in crime scene and forensic investigations has never been more prevalent or useful given the work that can be done with entomological evidence. The book recounts briefly the many documented historical applications of forensic entomology over several thousand years. Chapters examine the biological foundations of insect biology and scientific underpinnings of forensic entomology, the principles that govern utilizing insects in legal and criminal investigations. The field today is diverse, both in topics studied, researched and practiced, as is the field of professionals that has expanded throughout the world to become a vital forensic sub-discipline.
Forensic Entomology, Third Edition celebrates this diversity by including several new chapters by premier experts in the field that covers such emerging topics as wildlife forensic entomology, microbiomes, urban forensic entomology, and larval insect identification, many of which are covered in depth for the first time. The book will be an invaluable reference for investigators, legal professionals, researchers, practicing and aspiring forensic entomologists, and for the many students enrolled in forensic science and entomology university programs.
Table of contents:
In Memoriam
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Prologue
Editors
Contributors
Introduction: Current Perceptions and Status of Forensic Entomology
Chapter 1 General Entomology and Basic Arthropod Biology
Adrienne Brundage
Chapter 2 Insects of Forensic Importance
Jason H. Byrd and Jeffery K. Tomberlin
Chapter 3 Entomological Evidence Collections Methods: American Board of Forensic Entomology Approved Protocols
Michelle R. Sanford, Jason H. Byrd, Jeffery K. Tomberlin, and John R. Wallace
Chapter 4 Laboratory-Rearing of Forensic Insects
Jason H. Byrd and Jeffery K. Tomberlin
Chapter 5 Factors That Influence Insect Succession on Carrion
Gail S. Anderson
Chapter 6 Invertebrate Succession in Natural Terrestrial Environments
Philip S. Barton, Melanie S. Archer, Maria-Martina Quaggiotto, and James F. Wallman
Chapter 7 The Role of Aquatic Organisms in Forensic Investigations
John R. Wallace and Richard W. Merritt
Chapter 8 Recovering Buried Bodies and Surface Scatter: The Associated Anthropological, Botanical, and
Entomological Evidence
Heather A. Walsh-Haney, Alison Galloway, and Jason H. Byrd
Chapter 9 Estimating the Postmortem Interval
Jeffrey D. Wells and Lynn R. LaMotte
Chapter 10 Insect Development as It Relates to Forensic Entomology
Aaron M. Tarone and Joshua B. Benoit
Chapter 11 Molecular Genetic Methods for Forensic Entomology
Jamie R. Stevens, Christine J. Picard, and Jeffrey D. Wells
Chapter 12 The Soil Environment and Forensic Entomology
Sasha C. Voss, Shari L. Forbes, and Ian R. Dadour
Chapter 13 Advances in Entomotoxicology: Weaknesses and Strengths
Carlo P. Campobasso, Valentina Bugelli, Anna Carfora, Renata B
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