Flies succession occuring on covered and uncovered rabbit carcasses in Puncak Alam, Selangor / Masitah Muar

Forensic entomology is the study of insects and arthropods in investigations of criminal cases. Flies are the major type of insects that contribute to medico-criminal investigations. Their succession on cadavers are often used to estimate the Post Mortem Interval (PMI). However, in Malaysia, knowled...

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Main Author:	Muar, Masitah
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2015
Subjects:	RA Public aspects of medicine Communicable diseases and public health
Online Access:	https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/27625/1/TD_MASITAH%20MUAR%20HS%2015_5.pdf
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spelling	my-uitm-ir.276252020-01-24T01:18:17Z Flies succession occuring on covered and uncovered rabbit carcasses in Puncak Alam, Selangor / Masitah Muar 2015 Muar, Masitah RA Public aspects of medicine Communicable diseases and public health Forensic entomology is the study of insects and arthropods in investigations of criminal cases. Flies are the major type of insects that contribute to medico-criminal investigations. Their succession on cadavers are often used to estimate the Post Mortem Interval (PMI). However, in Malaysia, knowledge on the flies succession of particular conditions of human cadaver especially the one which disposed in zipped suitcases is minimal. The aim of this study was to investigate the succession of flies and their species diversity over the decomposition process of rabbit carcasses concealed in a zipped bag. A triplicate study was done to six male rabbits (Oryctologus cuniculus) under two sets of carcasses conditions, which are concealed in a bag (covered) and normal (uncovered). Observation and data collection were done for 14 days at the study site of UiTM Puncak Alam, Selangor (3°12'23.9"N, 101°27'OO.6"E). There were four families of diptera recorded in this study, which are Calliphoridae, Muscidae, Sarcophagidae and Phoridae. Flies succession in covered carcasses is higher compared to uncovered carcasses, with Chrysomya megacephala, Chrysomya rujifacies and Ophyra sp. being the most abundant species in both conditions of the carcasses. All species arriving on both conditions .are the same. The decomposition rate of covered carcasses is slower than in uncovered carcasses. Data collected in this study can hopefully serve as the basis for future studies on forensic cases involving body disposal in suitcase in Malaysia. 2015 Thesis https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/27625/ https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/27625/1/TD_MASITAH%20MUAR%20HS%2015_5.pdf text en public degree Universiti Teknologi MARA Faculty of Health Sciences
institution	Universiti Teknologi MARA
collection	UiTM Institutional Repository
language	English
topic	RA Public aspects of medicine Communicable diseases and public health
spellingShingle	RA Public aspects of medicine Communicable diseases and public health Muar, Masitah Flies succession occuring on covered and uncovered rabbit carcasses in Puncak Alam, Selangor / Masitah Muar
description	Forensic entomology is the study of insects and arthropods in investigations of criminal cases. Flies are the major type of insects that contribute to medico-criminal investigations. Their succession on cadavers are often used to estimate the Post Mortem Interval (PMI). However, in Malaysia, knowledge on the flies succession of particular conditions of human cadaver especially the one which disposed in zipped suitcases is minimal. The aim of this study was to investigate the succession of flies and their species diversity over the decomposition process of rabbit carcasses concealed in a zipped bag. A triplicate study was done to six male rabbits (Oryctologus cuniculus) under two sets of carcasses conditions, which are concealed in a bag (covered) and normal (uncovered). Observation and data collection were done for 14 days at the study site of UiTM Puncak Alam, Selangor (3°12'23.9"N, 101°27'OO.6"E). There were four families of diptera recorded in this study, which are Calliphoridae, Muscidae, Sarcophagidae and Phoridae. Flies succession in covered carcasses is higher compared to uncovered carcasses, with Chrysomya megacephala, Chrysomya rujifacies and Ophyra sp. being the most abundant species in both conditions of the carcasses. All species arriving on both conditions .are the same. The decomposition rate of covered carcasses is slower than in uncovered carcasses. Data collected in this study can hopefully serve as the basis for future studies on forensic cases involving body disposal in suitcase in Malaysia.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Bachelor degree
author	Muar, Masitah
author_facet	Muar, Masitah
author_sort	Muar, Masitah
title	Flies succession occuring on covered and uncovered rabbit carcasses in Puncak Alam, Selangor / Masitah Muar
title_short	Flies succession occuring on covered and uncovered rabbit carcasses in Puncak Alam, Selangor / Masitah Muar
title_full	Flies succession occuring on covered and uncovered rabbit carcasses in Puncak Alam, Selangor / Masitah Muar
title_fullStr	Flies succession occuring on covered and uncovered rabbit carcasses in Puncak Alam, Selangor / Masitah Muar
title_full_unstemmed	Flies succession occuring on covered and uncovered rabbit carcasses in Puncak Alam, Selangor / Masitah Muar
title_sort	flies succession occuring on covered and uncovered rabbit carcasses in puncak alam, selangor / masitah muar
granting_institution	Universiti Teknologi MARA
granting_department	Faculty of Health Sciences
publishDate	2015
url	https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/27625/1/TD_MASITAH%20MUAR%20HS%2015_5.pdf
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Flies succession occuring on covered and uncovered rabbit carcasses in Puncak Alam, Selangor / Masitah Muar

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