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[Entomological methods of determining time of death]
Elzbieta Kaczorowska1, Dorota Pieśniak, Zofia Szczerkowska
1Katedry i Zakładu Medycyny Sadowej AM w Gdańsku.
Archiwum Medycyny Sadowej I Kryminologii
|December 13, 2003
Abstract:
The paper contains descriptions of the entomological methods which can be used in determining time of death. It based on the knowledge of groups of arthropods (waves of succession), characteristic for stages of decomposition of the corpse as well as the biology and longevity of development of necrophagous insects.

