Simple Summary The post-mortem interval of human cadavers may be estimated based on
insect evidence. In order to identify scientific challenges that pertain to these estimations, I …

Forensic taphonomy as a discipline requires standardization to satisfy Daubert criteria for
scientific data to be admissible in court. In response, there has been a shift towards …

Carcass mass and carcass clothing are factors of potential high forensic importance. In
casework, corpses differ in mass and kind or extent of clothing; hence, a question arises …

The Muscidae is one of the main dipteran families recognized as important for medico-legal
purposes. Although an association of adult flies with decomposing human and animal …

Understanding the transmission patterns of African swine fever (ASF) among wild boar (Sus
scrofa) is an issue of major interest, especially in the wake of the current ASF epidemic …

Multi-kingdom community complexity and the chemically mediated dynamics between
bacteria and insects have recently received increased attention in carrion research …

Sarcophagidae are an important element of carrion insect community. Unfortunately, results
on larval and adult Sarcophagidae from forensic carrion studies are virtually absent mostly …

Carcass mass largely affects pattern and rate of carrion decomposition. Supposedly, it is
similarly important for carrion entomofauna; however, most of its likely effects have not been …

Knowledge on the postmortem interval (PMI) of wild boar (Sus scrofa) carcasses is crucial in
the event of an outbreak of African swine fever in a wild boar population. Therefore, a …

The pattern of insect succession and the species composition on cadavers can be
influenced by several parameters, one of which is concealment. It has been previously …