The Ecology of Death: Forensic Entomology as a Teaching Tool

James McNeil

doi:10.1525/abt.2010.72.3.5

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James McNeil^*

^*JAMES McNEIL is a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Entomology at The Pennsylvania State University, 501 ASI, University Park, PA 16802; e-mail: jrm418@psu.edu.

Abstract

Describing the progression of insects that arrive at a cadaver can be a useful and exciting tool for teaching students about complex concepts such as ecological succession.

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James McNeil "The Ecology of Death: Forensic Entomology as a Teaching Tool," The American Biology Teacher 72(3), 153-155, (1 March 2010). https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2010.72.3.5

Published: 1 March 2010