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Post-Lab
Questions
Short Answer
1. What species was/were found on the male 5. What life stage did you find the most of on the
decedent? The female? male decedent? The female?
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2. What was the latest life stage of which 6. What reasons can you think of to explain why
species found on the male decedent? The there were more of this life stage than any
other life stage?
female?
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7. Review the climatological data. Which three
3. For both victims, what were the minimum categories of information do you believe will
number of degree hours that passed between impact the development of insects the most
time of death and discovery?
and why?
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4. What were the post-mortem intervals for the 8. What was the weather like on the day the PMI
two victims? predicts the individuals died?
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32 THE MYSTERY OF LYLE AND LOUISE
