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http://dx.doi.org/10.5352/JLS.2011.21.8.1168

Arthropod Succession and Decomposition Patterns of Pig Carrions Varying with the Exposed Extent of the Carrions  

Jung, Jae-Bong (Department of Biology Kyungsung University)
Yoon, Myung-Hee (Department of Biology Kyungsung University)
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Journal of Life Science / v.21, no.8, 2011 , pp. 1168-1175 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was carried out to offer forensic entomological evidence to estimate the post mortem interval (PMI) based on the arthropod succession in pig carrions and carrion decomposition patterns varying with the exposed extent of the carrions. Four carrions, exposed, wrapped, covered or shaded, were placed in an open grassland near the Nakdong-river in Busan in August, 2010. It was found that the first visiting insect was Chrysomyia megacephala among a total of 20 species of 15 families belonging to 7 orders of Insecta, and that four species were useful indicators of the decomposition stage of the carrion: C. megacephala for I~V stages; a species of Sepsidae, Creophilus maxillosus and a species of Carabidae for III~V stages. It was also found that the more the exposed extent of exposure of carrions, the higher the rate of decomposition of carrions, i. e. the time for decomposition of carrions were 7days for the exposed carrion, 10days for the covered one, 13days for the shaded one, and 15days for the wrapped one. This result seems to be related to the differences in the weight loss of carrions caused by strong rains during the research period and by the accessibility of insects to the carrions; both are strongly affected by the exposed extent of the carrions. Accordingly, it was suggested that the exposed extent of the carrions must be taken into consideration to estimate the PMI.
Keywords
Arthropod succession; forensic entomology; pig carrion; post mortem interval (PMI);
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