Same, same but different!-matching entomological traces to a human food source by stable isotope analysis.

Bernhardt, Victoria; Holdermann, Thomas; Scheid, Nicole; Schäfer, Thomas; Verhoff, Marcel A; Amendt, Jens

Bernhardt, Victoria; Holdermann, Thomas; Scheid, Nicole; Schäfer, Thomas; Verhoff, Marcel A; Amendt, Jens.

Affiliation

Bernhardt V; Institute of Legal Medicine, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. bernhardt@med.uni-frankfurt.de.
Holdermann T; Department of Aquatic Ecotoxicology, FB Biowissenschaften, Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. bernhardt@med.uni-frankfurt.de.
Scheid N; Forensic Science Institute, Central Analysis II, Federal Criminal Police Office, Wiesbaden, Germany.
Schäfer T; Forensic Science Institute, Central Analysis II, Federal Criminal Police Office, Wiesbaden, Germany.
Verhoff MA; Forensic Science Institute, Central Analysis II, Federal Criminal Police Office, Wiesbaden, Germany.
Amendt J; Institute of Legal Medicine, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Int J Legal Med ; 132(3): 915-921, 2018 May.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29189911

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Carbon Isotopes/analysis; Diptera/chemistry; Feeding Behavior; Nitrogen Isotopes/analysis; Postmortem Changes; Animals; Entomology; Forensic Sciences/methods; Humans; Mass Spectrometry; Muscle, Skeletal/chemistry; Pupa/chemistry

Key words

Food source; Forensic entomology; Lucilia sericata; Stable isotopes

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Postmortem Changes / Carbon Isotopes / Diptera / Feeding Behavior / Nitrogen Isotopes Type of study: Prognostic_studies Limits: Animals / Humans Language: En Journal: Int J Legal Med Journal subject: JURISPRUDENCIA Year: 2018 Type: Article Affiliation country: Germany

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