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Use of necrophagous insects as evidence of cadaver relocation: myth or reality?

Dermestid beetles and flies on a skeletonized human skull

August 1, 2017

Use of necrophagous insects as evidence of cadaver relocation: myth or reality?

Researchers conducted an extensive review to determine whether (and under which conditions) insects can be used as evidence to tell if a body has been moved.

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August 15, 2017
Beyond the carapace: skull shape variation and morphological systematics of long-nosed armadillos (genus Dasypus)
1 citation
85 downloads
413 views
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taxonomy
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3650 PubMed 28828252
August 15, 2017
The hidden anatomy of paranasal sinuses reveals biogeographically distinct morphotypes in the nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)
1 citation
83 downloads
335 views
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evolutionary-studies
taxonomy
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3593 PubMed 28828240
August 14, 2017
Freeze-thaw decellularization of the trabecular meshwork in an ex vivo eye perfusion model
1 citation
25 downloads
212 views
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bioengineering
biotechnology
ophthalmology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3629 PubMed 28828244
August 1, 2017
Use of necrophagous insects as evidence of cadaver relocation: myth or reality?
328 downloads
1,333 views
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animal-behavior
ecology
entomology
public-health
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3506 PubMed 28785513
August 10, 2017
Synchrotron scanning reveals the palaeoneurology of the head-butting Moschops capensis (Therapsida, Dinocephalia)
281 downloads
1,520 views
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evolutionary-studies
neuroscience
paleontology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3496 PubMed 28828230
August 14, 2017
Planting of neonicotinoid-coated corn raises honey bee mortality and sets back colony development
166 downloads
435 views
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agricultural-science
ecology
entomology
toxicology
ecotoxicology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3670 PubMed 28828265
August 3, 2017
Studying primate cognition in a social setting to improve validity and welfare: a literature review highlighting successful approaches
128 downloads
1,308 views
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animal-behavior
zoology
psychiatry-and-psychology
ethical-issues
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3649 PubMed 28791199
August 21, 2017
RNA-seq reveals more consistent reference genes for gene expression studies in human non-melanoma skin cancers
127 downloads
424 views
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genomics
molecular-biology
dermatology
oncology
medical-genetics
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3631 PubMed 28852586
August 17, 2017
Late Pleistocene songbirds of Liang Bua (Flores, Indonesia); the first fossil passerine fauna described from Wallacea
108 downloads
669 views
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biogeography
paleontology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3676 PubMed 28828271
August 8, 2017
Taxonomic analysis of Paraguayan samples of Homonota fasciata Duméril & Bibron (1836) with the revalidation of Homonota horrida Burmeister (1861) (Reptilia: Squamata: Phyllodactylidae) and the description of a new species
106 downloads
336 views
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biodiversity
taxonomy
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3523 PubMed 28828231
August 17, 2017
Energetics and evasion dynamics of large predators and prey: pumas vs. hounds
95 downloads
619 views
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animal-behavior
conservation-biology
ecology
environmental-sciences
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3701 PubMed 28828280
August 2, 2017
A comparison of two common sample preparation techniques for lipid and fatty acid analysis in three different coral morphotypes reveals quantitative and qualitative differences
87 downloads
351 views
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biochemistry
marine-biology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3645 PubMed 28785524
August 11, 2017
Quid est Clea helena? Evidence for a previously unrecognized radiation of assassin snails (Gastropoda: Buccinoidea: Nassariidae)
81 downloads
360 views
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biodiversity
biogeography
evolutionary-studies
taxonomy
natural-resource-management
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3638 PubMed 28828249
August 17, 2017
Lionfish (Pterois spp.) invade the upper-bathyal zone in the western Atlantic
80 downloads
1,283 views
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aquaculture-fisheries-and-fish-science
conservation-biology
ecology
marine-biology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3683 PubMed 28828275
August 10, 2017
Ecological interactions and the Netflix problem
79 downloads
617 views
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bioinformatics
ecology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3644 PubMed 28828250
August 18, 2017
Genomic evidence of bitter taste in snakes and phylogenetic analysis of bitter taste receptor genes in reptiles
74 downloads
333 views
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evolutionary-studies
genetics
genomics
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3708 PubMed 28828281
August 17, 2017
Quercivorol as a lure for the polyphagous and Kuroshio shot hole borers, Euwallacea spp. nr. fornicatus (Coleoptera: Scolytinae), vectors of Fusarium dieback
74 downloads
232 views
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agricultural-science
animal-behavior
entomology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3656 PubMed 28828255
August 3, 2017
Comparative mitogenomic analysis of mirid bugs (Hemiptera: Miridae) and evaluation of potential DNA barcoding markers
69 downloads
456 views
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entomology
evolutionary-studies
genomics
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3661 PubMed 28791201
August 15, 2017
RNA expression and disease tolerance are associated with a “keystone mutation” in the ochre sea star Pisaster ochraceus
68 downloads
545 views
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biodiversity
evolutionary-studies
genetics
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3696 PubMed 28828278
August 15, 2017
Aura-biomes are present in the water layer above coral reef benthic macro-organisms
68 downloads
439 views
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biodiversity
ecology
genomics
marine-biology
microbiology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3666 PubMed 28828261
August 14, 2017
Exercise training with dietary restriction enhances circulating irisin level associated with increasing endothelial progenitor cell number in obese adults: an intervention study
68 downloads
321 views
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neuroscience
cardiology
clinical-trials
nutrition
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3669 PubMed 28828264
August 3, 2017
Simulated bacterial infection disrupts the circadian fluctuation of immune cells in wrinkle-lipped bats (Chaerephon plicatus)
64 downloads
351 views
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animal-behavior
ecology
veterinary-medicine
zoology
hematology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3570 PubMed 28791196
August 15, 2017
Biological effects of carbon nanotubes generated in forest wildfire ecosystems rich in resinous trees on native plants
64 downloads
263 views
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biochemistry
ecology
ecosystem-science
soil-science
synthetic-biology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3658 PubMed 28828256
August 17, 2017
Diversity, abundance, and host relationships of avian malaria and related haemosporidians in New Mexico pine forests
61 downloads
367 views
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biodiversity
parasitology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3700 PubMed 28828279
August 16, 2017
Microbiome succession during ammonification in eelgrass bed sediments
61 downloads
296 views
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marine-biology
microbiology
plant-science
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3674 PubMed 28828269
Use of necrophagous insects as evidence of cadaver relocation: myth or reality?

Dermestid beetles and flies on a skeletonized human skull

August 1, 2017

Use of necrophagous insects as evidence of cadaver relocation: myth or reality?

Researchers conducted an extensive review to determine whether (and under which conditions) insects can be used as evidence to tell if a body has been moved.

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