Searching the soil: Forensic importance of edaphic fauna after the removal of a corpse

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1652-1655

  Saloña, Marta I ^a   Moraza, M Lourdes ^b   Carles Tolrá, Miguel ^c   Iraola, Victor ^d   Bahillo, Pablo ^e   Yélamos, Tomás ^c   Outerelo, Raimundo ^f   Alcaraz, Rafael ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^c Laboratorios LETI SL C/ Sol 5 ^*  (Spain)

^d Laboratorios LETI   (Spain)

^e IES Baracaldo   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^g Instituto Anatómico Forense   (Spain)

Author keywords

Edaphic fauna; Forensic entomology; Forensic science; Glyptholaspis americana; Human corpse; Hypoaspis (G.) aculeifer; Proctolaelaps epuraeae; Sancassania berlesei; Stearibia nigriceps; Uroobovella pulchella; Zerconopsis remiger

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CASE REPORT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LARVA; MALE; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; SOIL; TREE; ZOOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ARTHROPODS; ENTOMOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMANS; LARVA; MALE; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; SOIL; TREES;

EID: 78149341713     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01506.x     Document Type: Article

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