title: Forensic entomology.
abstract: Forensic entomology is the application of insect biology to the investigation of crime. The subject covers all aspects of insect evidence, but for the purpose of this article the discussion will be restricted to insect evidence from the bodies of persons thought to have been the victims of murder or other unlawful killing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge.
authors.forename: Zakaria
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Erzinçlioglu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D002423:Cause of Death; D004175:Diptera / Q000502:physiology; D004772:Entomology; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007814:Larva; D008297:Male; D008834:Microclimate; D011180:Postmortem Changes; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors