Publikationen

Catch me if you can-emission patterns of human bodies in relation to postmortem changes.
A. Schieweck, N. Schulz, J. Amendt, C. Birngruber, F. Holz
Int J Legal Med. (2024)

DOI:  10.1007/s00414-024-03194-3

Developmental differences in spatially distinct populations of the forensically relevant blow fly Lucilia sericata - About the comparability of developmental studies (and case work application).
L Thümmel, C. Degoutrie, A. Fonseca-Muñoz, J. Amendt
Forensic Science International 357, S. 111972. (2024)

DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2024.111972

Deciphering the impact of microenvironmental factors on cuticular hydrocarbon degradation in Lucilia sericata empty Puparia: Bridging ecological and forensic entomological perspectives using machine learning models.
S. Sharif, C. Wunder, J. Amendt, A. Qamar

The Science of the total environment 913, S. 169719. (2024)

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169719

Morphological changes and protein degradation during the decomposition process of
pig cadavers placed outdoors or in tents-a pilot study

J. Geissenberger, J. Amendt, J. Klampfer, L. Thümmel, L. Jakob, F. C. Monticelli, et al.

Forensic science, medicine, and pathology. (2023)

DOI: 10.1007/s12024-023-00632-3

Establishment of a multiplex PCR-CE assay for the simultaneous and rapid analysis of age markers for Calliphora vicina pupae.

K. Hartmann, M. Bamberg, S. Seum, J. Amendt, M. A. Verhoff, R. Zehner

Int J Legal Med.(2023)

DOI: 10.1007/s00414-023-03013-1

Preliminary study on prevalence of hemoprotozoan parasites harbored by Stomoxys (Diptera: Muscidae) and tabanid flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) in horse farms in Nakhon Si Thammarat province, Southern Thailand.
T. Phetkarl, P. Fungwithaya, S. Udompornprasith, J. Amendt, N. Sontigun

Veterinary world 16 (10), S. 2128–2134. (2023)

DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2023.2128-2134

Geographical Variation of Cuticular Hydrocarbon Profiles of Adult Flies and Empty Puparia Amongst Three Populations of Calliphora vicina (Diptera: Calliphoridae).
C. Kula, J. Amendt, F. P. Drijfhout, H. E. Moore
Journal of medical entomology 60 (1), S. 14–23. (2023)

DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjac167

Decomposition and insect succession of pig cadavers in tents versus outdoors -
A preliminary study

L. Thümmel, L. Lutz, J. Geissenberger, S. Pittner, J. Heimer, J. Amendt

Forensic Science International 346, S.111640. (2023)

DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2023.111640

Degradation dynamics of cuticular hydrocarbons of empty puparia in forensically
important blow fly Lucilia sericata in soil and under room conditions: Insights and
machine learning applications

S. Sharif, C. Wunder, M. K. Khan, J. Amendt, A. Qamar

Forensic Chemistry 35, S. 100519. (2023)

DOI: 10.1016/j.forc.2023.100519

Cuticular hydrocarbons as weathering biomarkers of empty puparia of the forensically important blowfly Calliphora vicina Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (Diptera: Calliphoridae)
in soil v/s under room conditions

S. Sharif, C. Wunder, M. K. Khan, A. Qamar, J. Amendt

Forensic Science International 349, S. 111748. (2023)

DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2023.111748

Multimethod combination for age estimation of Sarcophaga peregrina
(Diptera: Sarcophagidae) with implications for estimation of the postmortem interval

Y. Shang, J. Amendt, Y. Wang, L. Ren, F. Yang, X. Zhang, et al.

International journal of legal medicine 137 (2), S. 329–344. (2023)

DOI: 10.1007/s00414-022-02934-7

A standard protocol for the analysis of postmortem muscle protein degradation: process optimization and considerations for the application in forensic PMI estimation.
S. Pittner, V. Merold, S. Anders, L. Lohner, J. Amendt, M. Klinger et al.
Int J Legal Med 136 (6), S. 1913–1923. (2022)

DOI: 10.1007/s00414-022-02849-3

Cuticular hydrocarbons for the identification and geographic assignment
of empty puparia of forensically important flies

H. Moore, L. Lutz, V. Bernhardt, F. Drijfhout, R. B. Cody, J. Amendt

International journal of legal medicine 136 (6), S. 1791–1800. (2022)

DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2023.111640

Wing morphometrics as a tool for the identification of forensic important Lucilia spp. (Diptera: Calliphoridae).

K. Limsopatham, C. Tanajitaree, S. Sanit, K. Sukontason, P. Somboon, J. Amendt et al.
Acta tropica 226, S. 106242. (2022)

DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2021.106242

On the influence of environmental factors on the oviposition activity
of necrophagous flies

L. Lutz, M. A. Verhoff, T. Rosenbaum, J. Amendt

Ecological Entomology 47 (3), S. 357–370. (2022)

DOI: 10.1111/een.13121

Age-dependent gene expression of Calliphora vicina pupae (Diptera: Calliphoridae) at constant and fluctuating temperatures

K. Hartmann, E. Herrmann, J. Amendt, M. A. verhoff, R. Zehner

International journal of legal medicine 135 (6), S. 2625–2635. (2021)
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-021-02704-x

It is all about the insects: a retrospective on 20 years of forensic entomology highlights
the importance of insects in legal investigations

L. Lutz, R. Zehner, M. A. Verhoff, H. Bratzke, J. Amendt

International journal of legal medicine 135 (6), S. 2637–2651. (2021)

DOI: 10.1007/s00414-021-02628-6

The time of death in Dutch court; using the Daubert criteria to evaluate methods to estimate the PMI used in court.
T. Gelderman, E. Stigter, T. Krap, J. Amendt, W. Duijst
Legal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) 53, S. 101970. (2021)

DOI: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2021.101970

Dynamics of insects, microorganisms and muscle mRNA on pig carcasses and their significances in estimating PMI.
Y. Wang, M. Wang, C. Luo, L. Li, W. Xu, J. Amendt, G. Hu et al.
Forensic Science International 329, S. 111090. (2021)

DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2021.111090

Influence of storage on larval length and age determination of the forensically important blow fly Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae). 
K. Matthes, R. Zehner, J. Amendt
Science & justice : journal of the Forensic Science Society 61 (5), S. 579–585. (2021)

DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2021.06.005

Insect Decline—A Forensic Issue?

J. Amendt

Insects 12 (4). (2021)

DOI: 10.3390/insects12040324

The Forensic Entomology Case Report-A Global Perspective. 
Z. Kotzé, S. Aimar, J. Amendt, G. S. Anderson, L. Bourguignon, M. J. R. Hall, J. K. Tomberlin
Insects 12 (4). (2021)

DOI: 10.3390/insects12040283

Honey, Can You Take Out the Garbage Can? Modeling Weather Data for Cadavers Found Within Containers

G. Moreau, L. Lutz, J. Amendt

Pure Appl. Geophys. 178 (3), S. 745–756. (2021)
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-019-02105-7

To Be There or Not to Be There, That Is the Question-On the Problem
of Delayed Sampling of Entomological Evidence

L. Lutz, M. A. Verhoff, J. Amendt

Insects 12 (2). (2021)

DOI: 10.3390/insects12020148

Time Flies-Age Grading of Adult Flies for the Estimation of the Post-Mortem Interval

J. Amendt, V. Bugelli, V. Bernhardt

Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) 11 (2). (2021)
DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics11020152

The applicability of forensic time since death estimation methods for buried bodies in advanced decomposition stages.

S. Pittner, V. Bugelli, M. E. Benbow, B. Ehrenfellner, A. Zissler, C. P. Campobasso, J. Amendt et al.

PloS one 15 (12), e0243395. (2020)

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243395

Age determination of the adult blow fly Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) through quantitative pteridine fluorescence analysis.

R. Estévez Dimitrov, J. Amendt, F. Rothweiler, R. Zehner
Forensic Sci Med Pathol 16 (4), S. 641–648. (2020)

DOI: 10.1007/s12024-020-00295-4

A field study to evaluate PMI estimation methods for advanced decomposition stages.

S. Pittner, V. Bugelli, K. Weitgasser, A. Zissler, S. Sanit, L. Lutz, J. Amendt et al.
Int J Legal Med 134 (4), S. 1361–1373. (2020)

DOI: 10.1007/s00414-020-02278-0

Stay cool or get hot? An applied primer for using temperature in forensic entomological
case work

L. Lutz,  J. Amendt

Science & justice : journal of the Forensic Science Society 60 (5), S. 415–422. (2020)

DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2020.05.003

Mites (Acari) as a Relevant Tool in Trace Evidence and Postmortem Analyses of Buried Corpses

J. K. Rai, J. Amendt, V. Bernhardt, T. Pasquerault, A. Lindström, M. A. Perotti

Journal of forensic sciences 65 (6), S. 2174–2183. (2020)

DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.14506

Interdisziplinarität in der Forensik

J. Amendt, A. Zissler, L. Lutz, I. Szelecz, A. Habermann, S. Pittner

Biol. Unserer Zeit 50 (1), S. 58–64. (2020)

DOI: 10.1002/biuz.202010698

Estimating the Postmortem Interval of Wild Boar Carcasses.

C. Probst, J. Gethmann, J. Amendt, L. Lutz, J. P. Teifke, F. J. Conraths
Veterinary sciences 7 (1). (2020)

DOI: 10.3390/vetsci7010006

Precocious egg development in wild Calliphora vicina (Diptera: Calliphoridae) -
An issue of relevance in forensic entomology?

L. Lutz, J. Amendt

Forensic Science International 306, S. 110075. (2020)

DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2019.110075

Temperature-dependent development of the blow fly Chrysomya pinguis and its significance in estimating postmortem interval.

Y. Zhang, Y. Wang, J. Sun, G. Hu, M. Wang, J. Amendt, J. Wang

Royal Society open science 6 (9), S. 190003. (2019)

DOI: 10.1098/rsos.190003

Decomposition and insect colonization patterns of pig cadavers lying on forest soil and suspended above ground.
N. Feddern, E. A. D. Mitchell, J. Amendt, I. Szelecz, C. V. W. Seppey
Forensic Sci Med Pathol 15 (3), S. 342–351. (2019)

DOI: 10.1007/s12024-019-00121-6

An empirical comparison of decomposition and fly colonisation of concealed carcasses
in the Old and New World

L. Lutz, G. Moreau, S. Czuprynski, V. Bernhardt, J. Amendt

International journal of legal medicine 133 (5), S. 1593–1602. (2019)

DOI: 10.1007/s00414-019-02089-y

Development of Muscina stabulans at constant temperatures with implications for minimum postmortem interval estimation.
Y. Wang, G. Hu, Y. Zhang, M. Wang, J. Amendt, J. Wang
Forensic Science International 298, S. 71–79. (2019)

DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2019.02.051

Myiasis in humans-a global case report evaluation and literature analysis

V. Bernhardt, F. Finkelmeier, M. A. Verhoff, J.  Amendt

Parasitol Res 118 (2), S. 389–397. (2019)

DOI: 10.1007/s00436-018-6145-7

Wing morphometric analysis of forensically important flesh flies (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) in Thailand. 
N. Sontigun, C. Samerjai, K. Sukontason, A. Wannasan, J. Amendt, J. K. Tomberlin, K. L. Sukontason
Acta tropica 190, S. 312–319. (2019)

DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.12.011

Environmental factors influencing flight activity of forensically important
female blow flies in Central Europe

L. Lutz, M. A. Verhoff, J. Amendt

International journal of legal medicine 133 (4), S. 1267–1278. (2019)

DOI: 10.1007/s00414-018-1967-5

Same, same but different!-matching entomological traces to a human food source by
stable isotope analysis

V. Bernhardt, T. Holdermann, N. Scheid, T. Schäfer, M. A. Verhoff, J. Amendt

Int J Legal Med 132 (3), S. 915–921. (2018)

DOI: 10.1007/s00414-017-1753-9

Carcass concealment alters assemblages and reproduction of forens. important beetles

L. Lutz, J. Amendt, G. Moreau

Forensic Science International 291, S. 124–132. (2018)

DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.08.014

A preliminary study about the spatiotemporal distribution of forensically important blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in the area of Bern, Switzerland.
N. Feddern, J. Amendt, C. Schyma, C. Jackowski, J. Tschui

Forensic Science International 289, S. 57–66. (2018)

DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.05.022

A molecular, morphological, and physiological comparison of English and German populations of Calliphora vicina (Diptera: Calliphoridae).
K. Limsopatham, M. J. R. Hall, R. Zehner, B. K. Zajac, J. Amendt, M. A. Verhoff, N. Sontigun et al.

PloS one 13 (12), e0207188. (2018)

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0207188

Bionomics of the oriental latrine fly Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius) (Diptera: Calliphoridae): temporal fluctuation and reproductive potential.
N. Sontigun, K. L. Sukontason, T. Klong-Klaew, S. Sanit, C. Samerjai, P. Somboon et al.

Parasites & vectors 11 (1), S. 415. (2018)

DOI: 10.1186/s13071-018-2986-2

Chrysomya chani Kurahashi (Diptera: Calliphoridae), a blow fly species of forensic importance: morphological characters of the third larval instar and a case report from Thailand.
K. L. Sukontason, T. Bhoopat, A. Wannasan, N. Sontigun, S. Sanit, J. Amendt et al.
 Forensic sciences research 3 (1), S. 83–93. (2018)

DOI: 10.1080/20961790.2018.1428078

Multispecies blow fly myiasis combined with hypothermia in a man assumed to be dead

V. Bernhardt, F. Finkelmeier, A. Tal, J. Bojunga, W. Derwich, S. Meier, Simon, J. Amendt, et al.

Parasitol Res 117 (2), S. 579–583 (2018)

DOI: 10.1007/s00436-017-5691-8

Ultrastructure of male genitalia of blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) of forensic importance.
N. Sontigun, S. Sanit, A. Wannasan, K. Sukontason, J. Amendt, T. Yasanga, K. L. Sukontason
Acta tropica 179, S. 61–80.. (2018)

DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2017.12.014

Species diversity and tissue specific dispersal of necrophagous Diptera on human bodies

V. Bernhardt, M. Bálint, M. A. Verhoff, J. Amendt

Forensic Sci Med Pathol 14 (1), S. 76–84. (2018)

DOI: 10.1007/s12024-018-9947-0

Molecular Analysis of Forensically Important Blow Flies in Thailand.
N. Sontigun, K. L. Sukontason, J. Amendt, B. K. Zajac, R. Zehner, K. Sukontason et al.
Insects 9 (4). (2018)

DOI: 10.3390/insects9040159

Dating Pupae of the Blow Fly Calliphora vicina Robineau-Desvoidy 1830 (Diptera: Calliphoridae) for Post Mortem Interval-Estimation: Validation of Molecular Age Markers.
B. K. Zajac, J. Amendt, M. A. Verhoff, R. Zehner

Genes 9 (3). (2018)

DOI: 10.3390/genes9030153

Species identification of adult African blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) of forensic importance

L. Lutz, K. A. Williams, M. H. Villet, M. Ekanem, K. Szpila

International journal of legal medicine 132 (3), S. 831–842. (2018)

DOI: 10.1007/s00414-017-1654-y

Best practice in forensic entomology--standards and guidelines

J. Amendt, C. P. Campobasso, E. Gaudry, C. Reiter, H. N. LeBlanc, M. J. R. Hall

International journal of legal medicine 121 (2), S. 90–104. (2007)

DOI: 10.1007/s00414-006-0086-x

Forensic entomology

J. Amendt, R. Krettek, R. Zehner

Naturwissenschaften 91 (2), S. 51–65. (2004)

DOI: 10.1007/s00114-003-0493-5

Current Concepts in Forensic Entomology

J. Amendt, C. P. Campobasso, M. L. Goff

Novel Arthropods, Environments and Geographical Regions.
1. Aufl. s.l.: Springer Netherlands. (2010)

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-9684-6

Forensic entomology: applications and limitations

J. Amendt, C. S. Richards, C. P. campobasso, R. Zehner, M. J. R. Hall

Forensic Science Medicine and Pathology 7 (4), S. 379–392. (2011)
DOI: 10.1007/s12024-010-9209-2

Genetic identification of forensically important flesh flies (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)

R. Zehner, J. Amendt, S. Schütt, J. Sauer, R. Krettek, D. Povolný

International journal of legal medicine 118 (4), S. 245–247. (2004)
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-004-0445-4