Advanced Techniques in Forensic Entomology
A special issue of Insects (ISSN 2075-4450). This special issue belongs to the section "Role of Insects in Human Society".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2024) | Viewed by 2659
Special Issue Editors
Interests: forensic entomology; cuticular hydrocarbons; GC-MS; PCA; PMI estimates; analytical chemistry; Diptera
Interests: forensic entomology; blow fly ecology; estimation of minPMI; factors affecting blow fly colonization; thermal imaging; entomotoxicology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Forensic entomology is an evolving field within forensic science and is gaining increasing importance in criminal investigations. The main application of forensic entomology is to determine the minimum time since death, which is achieved by estimating the age of the oldest developing necrophagous insects that inhabit decomposing remains. There has been an influx of within this field in recent years, leading to exciting advances which will greatly advance the area. These advances include molecular analysis, cuticular hydrocarbon (CHC) analysis and micro-CT for species determination and CHC analysis and gene expression studies for aging. There has also been an increase in the number of papers utilizing methods that are typically applied in other disciplines, such as thermal imaging, toxicology and meteorological analysis, and these are significantly strengthening the research within forensic entomology. The field would also greatly benefit from applying stronger statistical confidence to datasets when presenting findings in court; thus, we are seeing more research that applies multivariate analysis and artificial intelligence.
This Special Issue will showcase the advances in forensic entomology to improve this evidence type. There is exceptional research being carried out in forensic entomology in institutions worldwide, which would be of significant benefit to criminal investigations. Bridging the gap between academic research and reporting forensic entomology is something that we, as a research community, should address.
Dr. Hannah Moore
Dr. Amoret Whitaker
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- forensic entomology
- minPMI estimates
- entomotoxicology
- necrophagous
- succession
- cuticular hydrocarbons
- DNA
