FORENSIC METHODS - 1
Stampa
Enrollment year
2020/2021
Academic year
2021/2022
Regulations
DM270
Academic discipline
BIO/05 (ZOOLOGY)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY "LAZZARO SPALLANZANI"
Course
EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED BIOLOGY
Curriculum
Bioanalisi
Year of study
Period
(01/10/2021 - 14/01/2022)
ECTS
3
Lesson hours
24 lesson hours
Language
Italian
Activity type
ORAL TEST
Teacher
Prerequisites
The knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of insects and their reproductive and development modalities makes it easier to approach the discipline. However, any shortcomings are compensated for with lectures and suggested readings
Learning outcomes
application of the necrophilous insect eco-ethology to the forensic field
Course contents
Module 1. Forensic Entomology. Classification of the Exapoda. Anatomy, physiology, reproduction ed ethology of the insects. Necrophilous Insects: Diptera and Coleoptera; development cycle. Investigation and collection of specimens, their treatment( preservation and rearing) and determination. The useful of the Forensic Entomology. The succession of the insect waves (the successional method). Post-mortem Interval. Practical activities. Case reports.
Teaching methods
lessons and pratical activity
Reccomended or required readings
=Current Concepts in Forensic Entomology, Jens Amendt, M. Lee Goff,Carlo P. Campobasso, Martin Grassberger Editors, Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York, 2010
oppure
FORENSIC ENTOMOLOGY - The Utility of Arthropods in Legal Investigations Edited by Jason H. Byrd & James L. Castner. CRC press. 2010
oppure
Forensic Entomology - An Introduction , Dorothy E. Gennard, W, 2007 John Wiley & Sons Ltd, The Atrium, Southern Gate, Chichester,
West Sussex PO19 8SQ, England, 2007
Assessment methods
Oral exam at the end of the course parallel to that of forensic toxicology. The student is required to demonstrate the acquisition of the ability to apply the fundamental notions
Further information
Oral exam at the end of the course parallel to that of forensic toxicology. The student is required to demonstrate the acquisition of the ability to apply the fundamental notions
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