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Thummel L, Lutz L, Geissenberger J, Pittner S, Heimer J, Amendt J
Forensic Sci Int . 2023 Mar; 346:111640. PMID: 36933523
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 shown for cadavers inside...
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Shang Y, Amendt J, Wang Y, Ren L, Yang F, Zhang X, et al.
Int J Legal Med . 2022 Dec; 137(2):329-344. PMID: 36538108
Sarcophaga peregrina (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830) (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) is a forensically important flesh fly with potential value for estimating the minimum postmortem interval (PMI). Here, the developmental patterns of S. peregrina were...
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Kula C, Amendt J, Drijfhout F, Moore H
J Med Entomol . 2022 Nov; 60(1):14-23. PMID: 36373612
Blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) are of great importance in forensic entomology and in determining the minimum post-mortem interval, as they may be the first group of insects to colonize decomposing remains....
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Pittner S, Merold V, Anders S, Lohner L, Amendt J, Klinger M, et al.
Int J Legal Med . 2022 Jun; 136(6):1913-1923. PMID: 35710956
The analysis of postmortem protein degradation has become of large interest for the estimation of the postmortem interval (PMI). Although several techniques have been published in recent years, protein degradation-based...
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Moore H, Lutz L, Bernhardt V, Drijfhout F, Cody R, Amendt J
Int J Legal Med . 2022 Feb; 136(6):1791-1800. PMID: 35217906
Research in social insects has shown that hydrocarbons on their cuticle are species-specific. This has also been proven for Diptera and is a promising tool for identifying important fly taxa...
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Limsopatham K, Tanajitaree C, Sanit S, Sukontason K, Somboon P, Amendt J, et al.
Acta Trop . 2021 Nov; 226:106242. PMID: 34800378
Blow flies of the genera Lucilia Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Calliphoridae) are considered forensically important species across several regions of the world. Due to the similarity of adults, especially females, the usual...
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Wang Y, Wang M, Luo C, Li L, Xu W, Hu G, et al.
Forensic Sci Int . 2021 Nov; 329:111090. PMID: 34752998
The accurate estimate of the postmortem interval (PMI) is of vital significance in the investigation of homicide cases. In this study, three pig carcasses were placed in the field to...
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Gelderman T, Stigter E, Krap T, Amendt J, Duijst W
Leg Med (Tokyo) . 2021 Oct; 53:101970. PMID: 34601451
When a capital crime is committed the post-mortem interval (PMI) is of particular importance in investigating a suspect's alibi in court. A forensic expert can use different methods to estimate...
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Lutz L, Zehner R, Verhoff M, Bratzke H, Amendt J
Int J Legal Med . 2021 Sep; 135(6):2637-2651. PMID: 34591184
This study highlights the importance of insect evidence by evaluating 949 insect-associated cases, including 139 entomological reports, from 2001 to 2019 at the Institute of Legal Medicine Frankfurt/Germany. With a...
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Matthes K, Zehner R, Amendt J
Sci Justice . 2021 Sep; 61(5):579-585. PMID: 34482938
One of the main tasks in forensic entomology is the determination of the minimum post-mortem interval (PMI) based on the age of the juvenile insects feeding and developing on the...