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Forensic Entomology and the Veterinary World

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Although our knowledge on the forensic entomology has improved over the years, more developments have happened encompassing the studies from human death. Forensic entomology is a far recent development but is progressing by the day. We discuss in this chapter some of the major developments and different aspects in the fields of forensic entomology in the veterinary world and a few studies. It appears that animal cruelty in both domestic and wild animals in veterinary forensics are comparatively neglected area that needs far more focus of research and development.

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Abbreviations

C loewi:

Calliphora loewi

C macellaria:

Cochliomyia macellaria

C uralensis:

Calliphora uralensis

C vicina:

Calliphora vicina

C vomitoria:

Calliphora vomitoria

COI:

Cytochrome c oxidase I

D maculatus:

Dermestes maculatus

H anxia:

Hydrotaea anxia

L caesar:

Lucilia caesar

L cuprina:

Lucilia cuprina

L sericata:

Lucilia sericata

M domestica:

Musca domestica

N vespillo:

Nicrophorus vespillo

N vespilloides:

Nicrophorus vespilloides

P terraenovae:

Protophormia terraenovae

P terraenovae:

Protophormia terraenovae

PMI:

Post mortem interval

PMImin:

Minimum postmortem interval

S dux:

Sarcophaga dux

T sinuatus:

Thanatophilus sinuatus

TOD:

Time of death

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  1. School of Biological Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), an OCC of Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

    Shyamasree Ghosh

  2. Zoological Survey of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    Dhriti Banerjee

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Ghosh, S., Banerjee, D. (2024). Forensic Entomology and the Veterinary World. In: Biology of Forensically Important Invertebrates. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-5026-3_7

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