ArticleForensic science international. Synergy2023
A synthesis of carcass decomposition studies conducted at a tropical (Aw) taphonomy facility: 2013-2022.
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- IDBac: an open-access web platform and compendium for the identification of bacteria by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Transient hypoxia drives soil microbial community dynamics and biogeochemistry during human decomposition.FEMS microbiology ecology · 2024Article
- Exploring the impact of xenobiotic drugs on forensic entomology for accurate post-mortem interval estimation.Frontiers in insect science · 2024Review
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Abstract
Decomposition studies have been conducted in several regions of the world, but relatively few have investigated taphonomy in tropical environments. Even fewer have explored carcass decomposition during multiple tropical seasons, leaving the relationships between season and decomposition in tropical environments poorly understood. Ten decomposition studies using 30 carcasses were conducted in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA to start addressing this knowledge gap. These studies show that some postmortem processes were observed regardless of season. Carcass temperature and chemistry were spatiotemporally variable. Fly larval masses were consistently observed within 3 days (∼75 ADD) postmortem and carcasses lost 60%-90% of mass by 10 days (∼250 ADD) postmortem (Total Body Score ∼26). Season had a significant effect on decomposition, yet the warmest and most humid seasons did not always result in the most rapid and extensive decomposition. Seasonal variation appears to be less pronounced than at other tropical decomposition sites.
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