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Published in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology 4/2017

01-12-2017 | Images in Forensics

Post-mortem human cadaver scavenging by marine crustaceans (Isopoda: Cirolanidae) in tropical waters

Authors: Marianne Tiemensma, Niel L. Bruce, Richard C. Willan

Published in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology | Issue 4/2017

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Abstract

Animal feeding, both ante- and post-mortem, in freshwater and marine environments, has become topical recently. This report documents post-mortem scavenging by two identified species of marine crustaceans (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cirolanidae) on a human cadaver from the vicinity of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
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Metadata
Title
Post-mortem human cadaver scavenging by marine crustaceans (Isopoda: Cirolanidae) in tropical waters
Authors
Marianne Tiemensma
Niel L. Bruce
Richard C. Willan
Publication date
01-12-2017
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology / Issue 4/2017
Print ISSN: 1547-769X
Electronic ISSN: 1556-2891
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-017-9926-x

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