Vertebrate scavengers frequently affect forensic casework by feeding on human remains or
by scattering body parts and bones. Therefore, animal activity can influence complete …

Simple Summary In forensic cases of exposed human bodies, vertebrate animals frequently
pose challenges concerning remains recovery, identification, and the interpretation of …

Gnawing from animal species is a common alteration to human bones and comes under
frequent forensic analysis in order to separate these effects from human-caused trauma and …

The post-mortem interval (PMI) is important in death investigations as it can assist in
reconstructing the context of the case and the identification of the unknown individual …

Abstract The Johannesburg Forensic Pathology Services medico-legal mortuary perform
postmortem examinations on all cases of unnatural deaths in the greater Johannesburg …

Unidentified human remains are frequently recovered in urban environments in South Africa,
which undergo forensic (medico-legal) investigations. These remains often exhibit animal …

Forensic taphonomic studies are regionally specific and improve time since death estimates
for medico‐legal casework. Within forensic taphonomy and carrion ecology, vertebrate …

Different taxa of insects have been reported to modify the skeletal remains of vertebrates
during feeding or the creation of their larval and pupal chambers. Anecdotal reports on the …

Currently, forensic death investigations in the Western Cape, South Africa do not account for
vertebrate scavenging activity; however, previous research in the city of Cape Town has …

Simple Summary Although often considered host-specific, there is increasing evidence of a
broader-than-expected host tropism for different circoviruses, including porcine circovirus 2 …