Forensic Entomology: The Utility of Arthropods in Legal Investigations

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 440 pages
• Published by: CRC
• Edition: 1st Edition September 28, 2000
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0849381207
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0849381201
• Book Dimensions: 10.5 x 7.1 x 1.2 inches
• Weighs: 2.6 pounds

Product Review
…extraordinarily useful for law enforcement personnel, medical examiners, and coroners, and for trial testimony and deposition.
William F. Hamilton, M.D., Medical Examiner, District 8, State of Florida

…extraordinarily useful for law enforcement personnel, medical examiners, and coroners, and for trial testimony and deposition.
William F. Hamilton, M.D., Medical Examiner, District 8, State of Florida

Product Description
Providing valuable information and instructions on what to search for when recovering entomological evidence and how to handle items found at a crime scene, Forensic Entomology presents the basics on insects of forensic importance as well as the principles of using insects to determine the time of death. With over 100 additional color photographs and an expanded reference appendix, this second edition features new chapters on standardization in forensic entomological analysis, climatology and thermoregulation in insects, and insect identification including dichotomous keys. The chapter on DNA has also been significantly enhanced to address molecular techniques and genetics markers. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.