Hewadikaram K A, Goff M L
Department of Entomology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu.
Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 1991 Sep;12(3):235-40. doi: 10.1097/00000433-199109000-00013.
Decomposition studies were conducted using two carcasses of domestic pigs, Sus scrofa L., 8.4 kg and 15.1 kg in weight, to determine the effects of carcass size on the rate of decomposition, composition of the arthropod fauna, and succession patterns. A total of 46 arthropod taxa were recovered during this study. No size-related differences were observed between carcasses with respect to composition of the arthropod fauna or patterns of succession. A greater number of arthropods were observed attracted to the 15.1-kg carcass, and the rate of decomposition observed was more rapid for the 15.1-kg carcass than for the 8.4-kg carcass. Internal temperatures of the 8.4-kg carcass were more directly related to external ambient temperatures during the fresh and bloated stages of decomposition. During the decay stage, both carcasses generated internal temperatures significantly above ambient temperatures. Following this stage, internal temperatures fell to approximate ambient temperatures during the postdecay and remains stages.
使用两头家猪（Sus scrofa L.）尸体进行了分解研究，体重分别为8.4千克和15.1千克，以确定尸体大小对分解速率、节肢动物群落组成和演替模式的影响。在这项研究中总共发现了46个节肢动物分类单元。在节肢动物群落组成或演替模式方面，未观察到不同大小尸体之间存在与大小相关的差异。观察到有更多的节肢动物被吸引到15.1千克的尸体上，并且观察到15.1千克尸体的分解速率比8.4千克尸体更快。在分解的新鲜和膨胀阶段，8.4千克尸体的内部温度与外部环境温度的相关性更强。在腐烂阶段，两具尸体产生的内部温度均显著高于环境温度。在此阶段之后，在腐烂后和残骸阶段，内部温度降至接近环境温度。
