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Título: | Coprophanaeus lancifer (Linnaeus, 1767) (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) activity moves a man-size pig carcass: Relevant data for forensic taphonomy |
Autor: | Ururahy-Rodrigues, Alexandre Rafael, José Albertino Wanderley, Roberto Ferreira Marques, Helder Pujol-Luz, J. R. |
Palavras-chave: | Biotic Ligand Model Cadaver Carcass Coleoptera Coprophanaeus Lancifer Decomposition Dispersion Erosion Evisceration Forensic Science Microbial Colonization Nonhuman Preservation Priority Journal Taphonomy Animal Beetles Feeding Behavior Forensic Anthropology Postmortem Changes Rain Swine |
Data do documento: | 2008 |
Revista: | Forensic Science International |
É parte de: | Volume 182, Número 1-3, Pags. e19-e22 |
Abstract: | Taphonomy is the study of many variables involving decomposition, preservation, dispersal, erosion, burial or exposition of dead organisms. Forensic Taphonomy examines how biotic or abiotic variables can change evidences in legal investigations. Many insects are closely associated with decomposition processes. The scavenger dung-beetle, Coprophanaeus lancifer (Linnaeus, 1767), may be important biotaphonomically in the decomposition process of carcasses. Man-size pig carcasses were used as models to examine the decomposition process in the Adolpho Ducke Forest Reserve in central Amazonia. The scavenger dung-beetle has great potential in decomposition and production of post-mortem injuries, including dismemberment and the removal of soil beneath the carcass thereby causing a change in its position. © 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.forsciint.2008.09.009 |
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