The use of the postmortem interval (PMI) in practical applications of forensic entomology is based upon developmental data of blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) generated under controlled environmental conditions. Careful review of the published forensic entomology data sets showed that experimental (environmental) parameters differed between studies. Despite the differences in study design, t...

Forensic entomology consists, during a criminal investigation, in studying the insects found on a cadaver to estimate the time of death. This is the only technique that can be used for a large post-morten interval. But, because of the important system complexity, the result given by the expert are imperfect. In this paper, a Decision Support System (DSS) has been developed to take into account ...

The use of the postmortem interval (PMI) in practical applications of forensic entomology is based upon developmental data of blow ßies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) generated under controlled environmental conditions. Careful review of the published forensic entomology data sets showed that experimental (environmental) parameters differed between studies. Despite the differences in study design, th...

The foremost concern in forensic entomology is the explicit identification of species recovered from crime scene. From different orders insects, Diptera prime focus this field, followed by Coleoptera, whose can be extremely helpful for corpses later decomposition stages. In study, cytochrome oxidase subunit II (COII) was used to check its adequacy as a genetic marker and create reference databa...

The National Research Council issued a report in 2009 that heavily criticized the forensic sciences. The report made several recommendations that if addressed would allow the forensic sciences to develop a stronger scientific foundation. We suggest a roadmap for decomposition ecology and forensic entomology hinging on a framework built on basic research concepts in ecology, evolution, and genet...