Research Progress of Carrion-breeding Phorid Flies for Post-mortem Interval Es-timation in Forensic Medicine
10.3969/j.issn.1004-5619.2016.05.011
- VernacularTitle:利用尸食性蚤蝇推断死亡时间的法医学研究进展
- Author:
Lun LI
;
Dianxing FENG
;
Jing WU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
forensic medicine;
entomology;
review;
post-mortem interval;
carrion-breeding phorid flies
- From:
Journal of Forensic Medicine
2016;32(5):363-366
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
It is a difficult problem of forensic medicine to accurately estimate the post-mortem interval. Entomological approach has been regarded as an effective way to estimate the post-mortem interval. The developmental biology of carrion-breeding flies has an important position at the post-mortem inter-val estimation. Phorid flies are tiny and occur as the main or even the only insect evidence in relatively enclosed environments. This paper reviews the research progress of carrion-breeding phorid flies for esti-mating post-mortem interval in forensic medicine which includes their roles, species identification and age determination of immatures.
