Assessing the interactions of variables affecting the rate of nonhuman decomposition

Decomposition of organic tissue is a complex process that affected by large number interactions. These variables affect the rate decomposition, insect activity, and onset each individual stage in decomposition process. Of effect, some most commonly studied are temperature moisture. The purpose this study to analyze impact other variables, such as age at death, body size, sun exposure, presence preservation chemicals on nonhuman specimens. goal research give more insight into interactions between these reliability current analysis. As ethical considerations policies how researchers use human remains, needed better understand very sensitive all included. Preliminary results suggest relative death do not significantly but principal component analysis suggests correlation does exist subsets variables. Ongoing work include larger sample sizes, well chemically preserved animals, currently running. Expected indicate animals will take longer fully decompose, effects age, size be significant.