Postmortem interval estimation with Dermestes maculatus (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) and Chrysomya albiceps (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in Colombia

ABSTRACT Insects attracted to cadavers can be used to estimate postmortem interval (PMI). In this study, inmature stages and adults of Dermestes maculatus and Chrysomya albiceps were collected in association with a human cadaver in a closed aquatic environment in Caquetá, Colombia, and analyzed to d...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yardany RAMOS-PASTRANA, Noelia I. ZANETTI, Eric CÓRDOBA-SUAREZ
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia 2022-09-01
Series:Acta Amazonica
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59672022000300241&tlng=en