The establishment of baseline data on the rates and processes of soft-tissue decomposition in two terrestrial habitats of the Western Cape, South Africa

Estimation of the post-mortem interval is an oft-sought outcome of forensic death investigations. This requires knowledge of the local environment and how it affects soft-tissue decomposition. Such knowledge is usually informed by locally-obtained data regarding decomposition. However, no such data...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Finaughty, Devin Alexander
Other Authors: Morris, Alan G.
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Health Sciences 2019
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30359