Cuticular hydrocarbon analysis in forensic entomology: a review
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2017-04-30
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Equinox Publishing
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2052-3378
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Moore HE, Shemilt S. Cuticular hydrocarbon analysis in forensic entomology: a review, Archaeological and Environmental Forensic Science, Volume 1, Issue 2, 2017, pp. 127-138
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Blowflies are the first inhabitants of decomposing remains and are therefore of forensic relevance for post mortem interval estimations. Forensic entomology is becoming widely accepted as a branch of forensic science and is being utilised more within forensic casework. This wider use has driven an increase in research being carried out within the field, in particular, in less “classical” techniques such as DNA and chemical analysis in the form of cuticular hydrocarbon analysis. This short review will examine the research currently being studied in the area of cuticular hydrocarbon analysis of forensically important Diptera for species identification and ageing.
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Forensic Entomology, PMI estimations, Blowflies, Cuticular Hydrocarbon Analysis
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