TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Mind Your Decompositional Assumptions
JO  - Forensic sciences (Basel)
A1  - Baumjohann, K.
A1  - Benecke, M.
SP  - 725
EP  - 740
VL  - 2
IS  - 4
N2  - Decompositional processes depend on temperature, humidity, and light, as well as on animals that can access the body. In low-level cases, suicides, or cases of self-neglect especially, these factors are not always taken into consideration because a full investigation may not have taken place. Misinterpretations of environmental factors can put crime scene investigators on the wrong track, and natural causes of missing tissue may be wrongly interpreted as violence or wounds. Here, we give some examples for the influence of invertebrate land animals on corpses. © 2022 by the authors.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2673-6756
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/forensicsci2040054
ID  - ref1
ER  -