Forensic botany : a practical guide /

• Main Author: Hall, David W. (David Walter), 1940-
• Corporate Author: Wiley InterScience (Online service)
• Other Authors: Byrd, Jason H.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2012.
• Series: Essentials of forensic science (Forensic Science Society)
• Subjects: Forensic botany > Handbooks, manuals, etc.; LAW > Forensic Science.; Forensic botany.; Electronic books.; Handbooks and manuals.

 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, this book is intended to show how useful simple collection methods and standard plant analysis can be in the course of such investigations and is written in a clear and accessible manner to enhance understanding of the subject for the non-specialist. Clearly structured throughout, this book combines well known collection techniques in a field orien. 

 Front Matter -- Supplemental Images -- Introduction to Forensic Botany / David W Hall -- Plants as evidence / David W Hall -- Evidence collection and analysis / David W Hall, Jason H Byrd -- Expert evidence / Bernard A Raum -- Use and guidelines for plant DNA analyses in forensics / Matthew A Gitzendanner -- A primer on forensic microscopy / Christopher R Hardy -- Plant anatomy / David W Hall, William Stern -- Palynology, Pollen, and Spores, Partners in Crime: What, why, and how / Anna Sandiford -- Algae in Forensic Investigations / Christopher R Hardy, John R Wallace -- Case Studies in Forensic Botany / David W Hall -- Index.