Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0211046

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0211046

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Forensic entomology and time of death estimation in Victoria. Assessing time of death is a notoriously difficult, yet critical component of homicide investigations. Forensic entomology can provide reliable death time estimates using detailed knowledge of the ecology and life-history characteristics of local carrion insect species. However, these data are largely unavailable for Victoria and elsewhere on the eastern Australian seaboard. This project will measure growth rates of carrion insect larvae, investigate carrion insect ecology in different habitats, and describe the larval morphology of key species. We will also investigate the efficacy of a new method for estimating time of death using corpse chemistry.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2002

End Date: 31-12-2005

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $149,239.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Terrestrial Ecology | Ecology | Biological And Medical Chemistry | Law Enforcement Not Elsewhere Classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Law enforcement | Biological sciences |

Other Keywords

Biological And Medical Chemistry | Biological sciences | Ecology | Law Enforcement Not Elsewhere Classified | Law enforcement | Terrestrial Ecology

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