Decomposition and insect succession on cadavers inside a vehicle environment

Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 22-32

  Voss, Sasha C ^a   Forbes, Shari L ^b   Dadour, Ian R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon monoxide poisoning; Decomposition; Forensic entomology; Insect; Suicide; Vehicle

Indexed keywords

AIR AND AIR RELATED PHENOMENA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CAR; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; INSECT; PATHOLOGY; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SWINE; TEMPERATURE; TIME; ZOOLOGY;

ANIMALS; AUTOMOBILES; CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING; CONFINED SPACES; ENTOMOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; INSECTS; MODELS, ANIMAL; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; SWINE; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 56749131820     PISSN: 1547769X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12024-007-0028-z     Document Type: Article

References (35)

1. F Avila ML. Goff 1998 Arthropod succession patterns onto burnt carrion in two contrasting habitats in the Hawaiian Islands J Forensic Sci 43 581 6
2. G Anderson S. VanLaerhoven 1996 Initial studies on insect succession on carrion in southwestern Bristish Columbia J Forensic Sci 41 617 25
3. O Shalaby L deCarvalho ML. Goff 2000 Comparison of patterns of decomposition in a hanging carcass in contact with soil in a xerophytic habitat on the Island of Oahu, Hawaii J Forensic Sci 45 1267 73
4. M Early ML. Goff 1986 Arthropod succession patterns in exposed carrion on the island of O'ahu, Hawaiian Islands, USA J Med Entomol 23 520 31
5. K. Schoenly 1992 A statistical analysis of successional patterns in carrion-arthropod assemblages: implications for forensic entomology and determination of the postmortem interval J Forensic Sci 37 1489 1513
6. J Amendt R Krettek C Niess R Zehner H. Bratzke 2000 Forensic entomology in Germany Forensic Sci Int 113 309 14
7. MS Archer MA. Elgar 2003 Yearly activity patterns in southern Victoria (Australia) of seasonally active carrion insects Forensic Sci Int 132 173 6
8. IR Dadour DF Cook JN Fissioli WJ. Bailey 2001 Forensic entomology: application, education and research in Western Australia Forensic Sci Int 120 48 52
9. ML. Goff 1992 Problems in estimation of postmortem interval resulting from the wrapping of a corpse: a case study from Hawaii J Agric Entomol 9 237 43
10. EP Catts ML. Goff 1992 Forensic entomology in criminal investigations Annu Rev Entomol 37 253 72
11. ML Goff A Omori K. Gunatilake 1988 Estimation of postmortem interval by arthropod succession: three cases from the Hawaiian Islands Am J Forensic Med Pathol 9 220 25
12. ML Goff WA Brown KA Hewadikaram A. Omori 1991 Effect of heroine in decomposing tissue on the development rate of Boettcherisca peregrine (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) and implications to the estimation of postmortem intervals using arthropod development patterns J Forensic Sci 36 537 42
13. A Ruszkiewicz B De Boer S. Robertson 1997 Unusual presentation of death due to carbon monoxide poisoning: a report of two cases Am J Forensic Med Pathol 18 181 4
14. MA Skopek R. Perkins 1998 Deliberate exposure to motor vehicle exhaust gas: the psychosocial profile of attempted suicide Aust N Z J Psychiatry 32 830 8
15. M Ostrom J Thorson A. Eriksson 1996 Carbon monoxide suicide from car exhausts Soc Sci Med 42 447 51
16. T Kumazawa K Watanabe-Suzuki H Seno A Ishii O. Suzuki 2000 A curious autopsy case of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning in a motor vehicle Leg Med (Tokyo) 2 181 5
17. Di Maio V, Di Maio D. Forensic pathology. Boca Raton: CRC Press;2001.
18. M Osawa H Horiuchi K Yoshida T Tada A. Harada 2003 A death in a stationary vehicle whilst idling: unusual carbon monoxide poisoning by exhaust gases Leg Med (Tokyo) 5 Suppl 1 S132 4
19. Plueckhahn VD. Ethics, legal medicine and forensic pathology. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press; 1983.
20. C Morgen J Schramm P Kofoed J Steensberg P. Theilade 1998 Automobile exhaust as a means of suicide: an experimental study with a proposed model J Forensic Sci 43 827 36
21. S Tsunenari K Yonemitsu M Kanda S. Yoshida 1985 Suicidal carbon monoxide inhalation of exhaust fumes. Investigation of cases Am J Forensic Med Pathol 6 233 9
22. VJ DiMaio SE. Dana 1987 Deaths caused by carbon monoxide poisoning in an open environment (outdoors) J Forensic Sci 32 1794 5
23. SO Shattuck P. McMillan 1998 Revision of the species of the Iridomyrmex conifer group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with notes on their biology Aust J Zool 46 301 15
24. R Wooller S. Wooller 1998 Consistent individuality in the timing and magnitude of flowering by Adenanthos obovatus (Proteaceae) Aust J Bot 46 595 608
25. Zar JH. Biostatistical analysis, 2nd edn. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall; 1984.
26. HB. Reed 1958 A study of dog carcass communities in Tennessee, with special reference to the insects Am Midl Nat 59 213 45
27. KA Hewadikaram ML. Goff 1991 Effect of carcass size on rate of decomposition and arthropod succession patterns Am J Forensic Med Pathol 12 235 40
28. Morris B, Dadour I. Forensic Entomology; The use of insects in legal cases. In: Freckelton I, Selby H, editors. Expert evidence. Australia: Lawbook Co; 2005. pp 91A.1051-91A.
29. WC Rodriguez WM. Bass 1985 Decomposition of buried bodies and methods that may aid in their location J Forensic Sci 30 836 52
30. M. Fuller 1934 The insect inhabitants of carrion: a study in animal ecology Counc Sci Ind Res Bull 82 1 63
31. GF. Bornemissza 1957 An analysis of arthropod succession in carrion and the effect of its decomposition on the soil fauna Aust J Zool 5 1 12
32. O' M. Flynn 1983 The succession and rate of development of blowflies in carrion in Southern Queensland and the application of these data to forensic entomology J Aust Entomol Soc 22 137 47
33. M. Archer 2003 Annual variation in arrival and departure times of carrion insects at carcasses: implications for succession studies in forensic entomology Aust J Zool 51 569 76
34. B Shean L Messinger M. Papworth 1993 Observations of differential decomposition on sun exposed vs. shaded pig carrion in coastal Washington State J Forensic Sci 38 938 49
35. ML. Goff 1993 Estimation of postmortem interval using arthropod development and successional patterns Forensic Sci Rev 5 82 94