The relationship between the postmortem interval and growing of the fly.
- Author:
Ping XIONG
1
;
Ping GUO
;
Qiao ZENG
Author Information
1. Center of Forensic Medicine, Nanhua University, Hengyang 421001.
- Publication Type:Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- MeSH:
Animals;
Diptera/growth & development*;
Female;
Humans;
Larva/growth & development*;
Ovum/growth & development*;
Postmortem Changes;
Pupa;
Temperature;
Time Factors
- From:
Journal of Forensic Medicine
2002;18(2):71-73
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To study the growing of flies on body after different postmortem interval.
METHODS:In natural environment, time points when flies coming, gathering, making eggs, and maggots pupating, emergencing were observed on a female body died of disease.
RESULTS:The time when flies coming, gathering, making eggs, and maggots pupating, changing to chrysalis, and emergencing were 0.2, 28, 44, 60, 112 and 248 h after one's death, respectively.
CONCLUSION:This study may be used in PMI estimation.
