Fauna in Different Stages of Corpse Decomposition -A peep into Forensic Entomology

Authors

  • Madona Mathew M.Sc. – Forensic Science Raksha Shakti University Gujarat, India.

Keywords:

Corpse, Decomposition, Forensic Entomology

Abstract

Medicolegal entomology is a branch of forensic entomology that applies the study of insects to criminal investigations and is commonly used in death investigations for estimating the post-mortem interval (PMI).

Organisms that feed on dead bodies

The dominant groups of organisms involved in decomposition are bacteria, flies, beetles, mites, and moths. Other animals, mainly parasitoid wasps, predatory beetles, and predatory flies, feed on the animals that feed on the corpse.

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Author Biography

Madona Mathew, M.Sc. – Forensic Science Raksha Shakti University Gujarat, India.

Madona Mathew is a post graduate student, currently pursuing M.Sc. Forensic Science from Raksha Shakti University, Gujarat, India. She completed her Bachelor’s degree in Zoology, Chemistry and Botany and Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala. She completed her internship at Kerala’s leading newspaper ‘Malayala Manorama’. Besides, she has journal publications and presented papers in international seminars. She has been serving as a volunteer in Protect your mom International since 2018. Currently, she is interning with Clue 4 Evidence Forensic Lab, Bengaluru as Web Content Writing Intern.

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Published

2020-07-01

How to Cite

Mathew, M. (2020). Fauna in Different Stages of Corpse Decomposition -A peep into Forensic Entomology. Nyayik Vigyan Articles of Forensic Research and Criminal Investigation, 1(1). Retrieved from https://articles.nyayikvigyan.com/nva/article/view/8

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2020): Forensic Science Application 2020

Section

Forensic Science Application

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