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Informationen zum Autor Dr Dorothy Gennard is a principal lecturer in Forensic Science and co-ordinates the Forensic Entomology and Examination of Questioned Documents units. She is a member of the Royal Entomological Society and the World-Wide Dragonfly Association and a trustee of the British Dragonfly Society. Dr Gennard has close contact with the Lincolnshire Police Force and runs Forensic Entomology courses for the police and commercial forensic science companies. Klappentext Forensic Entomology provides undergraduates with a concise introduction to the subject. The book is written with the clarity necessary for students starting out in entomology yet authoritative enough to prove useful for more experienced researchers.Worked examples of the necessary mathematics, including how to use excel to process data, coupled with lab protocols and self-assessment questions make the book an essential starting point in the subject.Assuming little prior knowledge of either biology or entomology the book provides information on identification, life cycles and ecology of insects presented in a forensic context. Information is conveyed in an accessible style with practical tasks and suggestions for further reading included in each chapter.* Fully revised and updated to include new research in the field* New chapter on aquatic forensic entomology* New pictorial key to aid identification of species contributed by Dr. Krzysztof Szpila, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland* Further coverage of civil applications of forensic entomology* Practical tasks and further reading included to aid understanding* Colour plate section and improved illustrations throughout to assist in the identification of insects associated with the corpse* Approaches the topic from the dual perspectives of basic entomology and its forensic applications* Covers the contributions to forensic investigations of both flies and beetles* Provides information on culturing insects collected from crime scenes* Guides students through the processes of writing entomological court reports and presenting in court alongside the scientific topics* Extended coverage of PMI calculations, role of professional associations for forensic entomologists and sampling at the crime scene* New sections to discuss the identification of traces of explosives found in larvae, puparia and pupae and DNA sampling from insects Zusammenfassung Forensic Entomology provides undergraduates with a concise introduction to the subject. The book is written with the clarity necessary for students starting out in entomology yet authoritative enough to prove useful for more experienced researchers. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Plates ix List of Figures xiii List of Tables xvii Preface xix Acknowledgements xxi 1 The Scope of Forensic Entomology 1 1.1 Forensic entomology in urban contexts 1 1.2 Stored product infestation and forensic entomology 2 1.3 Forensic entomology in the medico-legal context 3 1.4 The history of forensic entomology 6 1.5 Professional associations for forensic entomologists 9 1.6 The UK regulator for forensic science 10 1.7 Web addresses of relevant organisations 11 2 Forensic Entomology, DNA and Entomotoxicology 12 2.1 Preparation of specimens for molecular analysis 15 2.2 Methods of analysis and sources of information 16 2.3 Alternative methods 20 2.4 Validity of methodologies 21 2.5 The use of other molecular means of insect species determination 23 2.6 Insects and entomotoxicology 24 2.7 Forensic applications of arthropod behaviour for chemical analysis 27 3 Insects and Decomposition 29 3.1 Indicators of 'time of death' 29 3.2 Stages of decomposition of a body 30 3.3 Volatiles released from the body during decomposition 36 3.4...
