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Envenomation with Snake Venoms as a Cause of Death: A Forensic Investigation of the Decomposition Stages and the Impact on Differential Succession Pattern of Carcass-Attracted Coleopteran Beetles.

Abdelwahab Khalil, Abeer M Salem, El-Sayed H Shaurub, Ashraf M Ahmed, Areej A Al-Khalaf, Mahmoud M Zidan

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Article in Insects, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Abdelwahab KhalilEntomology Division, Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef 62521, Egypt.
Abeer M SalemDepartment of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Cairo 12613, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0001-8552-5372
El-Sayed H ShaurubDepartment of Entomology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Cairo 12613, Egypt.
Ashraf M AhmedZoology Department, Faculty of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11481, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-5459-5255
Areej A Al-KhalafBiology Department, College of Science, Princes Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia.
Mahmoud M ZidanZoology & Entomology Department, Faculty of Sciences, Al-Azhar University, Cairo 11884, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-7344-7415

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Princes Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia PNURSP2024R37
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundColeoptera is the second-most significant insect group associated with decomposing carcasses, yet its role in the decomposition process and postmortem colonization following envenomation is poorly understood. PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: This study aimed to investigate the effects of the venoms from

methodsThree groups of rabbits, each with five individuals, were utilized. The first group was injected with the venom of

resultsFour decomposition stages (fresh, bloating, decay, and dry) with durations varying based on venom type and carcass condition were observed. A total of 647 individual beetles of six species (

conclusionsEnvenomation by snake venom influences the attraction and succession rate of necrophilous coleopterans to carcasses, which is important for forensic investigations.

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carcassesdecompositionforensicnecrophilous beetlessnakessuccessionvenoms

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