Forensic Entomology: An Introduction - Softcover

Gennard, Dorothy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 047068903X ISBN 13: 9780470689035

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012

Synopsis

Forensic Entomology provides undergraduates with a concise introduction to the subject. The book is written with the clarity necessary for students starting out in entomology yet authoritative enough to prove useful for more experienced researchers.

Worked examples of the necessary mathematics, including how to use excel to process data, coupled with lab protocols and self-assessment questions make the book an essential starting point in the subject.

Assuming little prior knowledge of either biology or entomology the book provides information on identification, life cycles and ecology of insects presented in a forensic context. Information is conveyed in an accessible style with practical tasks and suggestions for further reading included in each chapter.

• Fully revised and updated to include new research in the field
• New chapter on aquatic forensic entomology
• New pictorial key to aid identification of species contributed by Dr. Krzysztof Szpila, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland
• Further coverage of civil applications of forensic entomology
• Practical tasks and further reading included to aid understanding
• Colour plate section and improved illustrations throughout to assist in the identification of insects associated with the corpse
• Approaches the topic from the dual perspectives of basic entomology and its forensic applications
• Covers the contributions to forensic investigations of both flies and beetles
• Provides information on culturing insects collected from crime scenes
• Guides students through the processes of writing entomological court reports and presenting in court alongside the scientific topics
• Extended coverage of PMI calculations, role of professional associations for forensic entomologists and sampling at the crime scene
• New sections to discuss the identification of traces of explosives found in larvae, puparia and pupae and DNA sampling from insects

About this title

About the Author

Dr Dorothy Gennard is a principal lecturer in Forensic Science and co-ordinates the Forensic Entomology and Examination of Questioned Documents units. She is a member of the Royal Entomological Society and the World-Wide Dragonfly Association and a trustee of the British Dragonfly Society. Dr Gennard has close contact with the Lincolnshire Police Force and runs Forensic Entomology courses for the police and commercial forensic science companies.

From the Back Cover

FORENSIC ENTOMOLOGY
An Introduction

SECOND EDITION

Dorothy Gennard
University of Lincoln, UK

Forensic Entomology provides undergraduates with a concise introduction to the subject. The book is written with the clarity necessary for students starting out in entomology yet authoritative enough to prove useful for more experienced researchers.

Worked examples of the necessary mathematics, including how to use excel to process data, coupled with lab protocols and self-assessment questions make the book an essential starting point in the subject.

Assuming little prior knowledge of either biology or entomology the book provides information on identification, life cycles and ecology of insects presented in a forensic context. Information is conveyed in an accessible style with practical tasks and suggestions for further reading included in each chapter.

• Fully revised and updated to include new research in the field
• New chapter on aquatic forensic entomology
• New pictorial key to aid identification of species contributed by Dr. Krzysztof Szpila, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland
• Further coverage of civil applications of forensic entomology
• Practical tasks and further reading included to aid understanding
• Colour plate section and improved illustrations throughout to assist in the identification of insects associated with the corpse
• Approaches the topic from the dual perspectives of basic entomology and its forensic applications
• Covers the contributions to forensic investigations of both flies and beetles
• Provides information on culturing insects collected from crime scenes
• Guides students through the processes of writing entomological court reports and presenting in court alongside the scientific topics
• Extended coverage of PMI calculations, role of professional associations for forensic entomologists and sampling at the crime scene
• New sections to discuss the identification of traces of explosives found in larvae, puparia and pupae and DNA sampling from insects

From the Inside Flap

FORENSIC ENTOMOLOGY
An Introduction

SECOND EDITION

Dorothy Gennard
University of Lincoln, UK

Forensic Entomology provides undergraduates with a concise introduction to the subject. The book is written with the clarity necessary for students starting out in entomology yet authoritative enough to prove useful for more experienced researchers.

Worked examples of the necessary mathematics, including how to use excel to process data, coupled with lab protocols and self-assessment questions make the book an essential starting point in the subject.

Assuming little prior knowledge of either biology or entomology the book provides information on identification, life cycles and ecology of insects presented in a forensic context. Information is conveyed in an accessible style with practical tasks and suggestions for further reading included in each chapter.

• Fully revised and updated to include new research in the field
• New chapter on aquatic forensic entomology
• New pictorial key to aid identification of species contributed by Dr. Krzysztof Szpila, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland
• Further coverage of civil applications of forensic entomology
• Practical tasks and further reading included to aid understanding
• Colour plate section and improved illustrations throughout to assist in the identification of insects associated with the corpse
• Approaches the topic from the dual perspectives of basic entomology and its forensic applications
• Covers the contributions to forensic investigations of both flies and beetles
• Provides information on culturing insects collected from crime scenes
• Guides students through the processes of writing entomological court reports and presenting in court alongside the scientific topics
• Extended coverage of PMI calculations, role of professional associations for forensic entomologists and sampling at the crime scene
• New sections to discuss the identification of traces of explosives found in larvae, puparia and pupae and DNA sampling from insects

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 047068903X
• ISBN 13: 9780470689035
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 272