Forensic botany : a practical guide

Forensic botany : a practical guide is an accessible introduction to the way in which botanical evidence is identified, collected and analysed in criminal cases. Increasingly this form of evidence is becoming more important in forensic investigation and yet there are few trained botanists able to as...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hall, David W. [ (David Walter)] , 1940- (Author)
Other Authors: Byrd, Jason H. (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Wiley-Blackwell , c2012
Series:Essentials of forensic science (forensic science society)
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction to forensic botany
  • 2. Plants as evidence
  • 3. Collection and analysis of botanical evidence
  • 4. The expert witness
  • 5. Use and guidelines on as plants as DNA evidence
  • 6. Microscopy
  • 7. Plant anatomy
  • 8. Palynology
  • 9. Algae
  • 10. Case studies in forensic botany