Forensic Entomology in the Hawaiian Islands

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Three instances of the use of entomological techniques for the estimation of postmortem interval in homicide cases on the island of Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, are presented. These cases represent differing stages of decomposition and range from 8 to 53 days postmortem.

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Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research

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Published in: American Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology

Volume 8, Issue 1, pp. 45-50

DOI: 10.1097/00000433-198703000-00011

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Forensic Entomology in the Hawaiian Islands

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