Gut-eating bugs : maggots reveal the time of death!
Título
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Gut-eating bugs : maggots reveal the time of death!
Danielle. Denega
Resumen
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Say a corpse is found in the woods. No one knows how long it's been there. That's a job for forensic entomologists. They'll study the insects on the corpse. They'll look at what kinds of insects are on the body. They'll also figure out what stage of development the bugs are in. All that information will help them figure out when the victim died.
Fecha de publicación como intervalo
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2007
24/7, science behind the scenes, forensic files
Descripción física
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64 p. : col. ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contenido
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Forensic 411 -- What's the Buzz?: Overheard at the Crime Scene -- Bugging Out: See for Yourself -- The Forensic Team: Who's Who? -- True-Life Case Files! -- Case #1 The Woman in the Sunken Car -- Case #2 A Family Tragedy -- Case #3 The Case of the Grand Canyon Hikers -- Forensic Download -- Key Dates in Forensic Entomology: Flashback -- In the News: Ripped from the Headlines -- Bugs R Us: Real Stuff -- Help Wanted: Forensic Entomologist: Careers -- Yellow Pages -- Resources -- Dictionary -- Index -- Author's Note.
Información del programa
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Accelerated Reader UG 5.0 1.0 114548
Término de la materia
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Forensic sciences.
Criminal investigation.
Death -- Time of.
Forensic entomology.
Síntesis
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Say a corpse is found in the woods. No one knows how long it's been there. That's a job for forensic entomologists. They'll study the insects on the corpse. They'll look at what kinds of insects are on the body. They'll also figure out what stage of development the bugs are in. All that information will help them figure out when the victim died.
ISBN
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9780531118245
Información de publicación
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New York : Franklin Watts, c2007.
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