HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

ENTOMOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Prior to 72 hours after death, livor mortis, rigor mortis and algor mortis are used instead of ____ evidence.
A
anthropological
B
odontological
C
entomological
D
pathological
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The early post-mortem phase is most frequently estimated using the classical triad of post-mortem changes – rigor mortis, livor mortis, and algor mortis.

Detailed explanation-2: -Entomological evidence collection is the process of collecting evidence based on insect clues used in criminal investigations.

Detailed explanation-3: -Algor mortis has been used as a tool to estimate the postmortem interval between death and the discovery of an individual who has died.

Detailed explanation-4: -Algor mortis is applicable largely up to 24 h after death (Mathur and Agrawal, 2011). In this process, cadaver temperature decreases gradually by convection, radiation, conduction, and fluid evaporation (Myburgh, 2010) until it reaches an equilibrium with the environment often after 18–20 h (Fisher, 2004).

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