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DNA Extraction and Comparison Between Old and Fresh Necrophilic Fly Samples
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[Collecting and rearing necrophagous insects, important in determining date of death, base on the entomological
1Katedry Zoologii Bezkregowców Uniwersytetu Gdańskiego.
Archiwum Medycyny Sadowej I Kryminologii
|December 13, 2003
Abstract:
The entomological method of determining date of death is used in police investigation more frequently. In order for correct determination of this date, the entomologist must correctly collect and rear the necrophagous insects, feeding and breeding on the corpse. Therefore, in this paper, methods of collecting, rearing and preservation of flies, water insects and beetles are described.

