Forensic botany : principles and applications to criminal casework /: principles and applications to criminal casework. (©2005)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Heather Miller Coyle.
• Other Names: Coyle, Heather Miller
• Contents: Dedication -- Foreword / Bruce Budowle -- Acknowledgements -- The editor -- Contributors -- Chap. 1. Introduction to forensic botany / Heather Miller Coyle -- Chap. 2. Basic plant biology / Heather Miller Coyle -- Chap. 3. Plant cell structure and function / Heather Miller Coyle -- Chap. 4. Modes of plant reproduction / Heather Miller Coyle -- Chap. 5. DNA structure and function. pt. 1. Fundamental genetics / Nicholas CS Yang -- pt. 2. Molecular biology basics / Heather Miller Coyle -- Chap. 6. Plant diversity / Heather Miller Coyle -- Chap. 7. The use of biological and botanical evidence / Carll Ladd, Henry C. Lee -- Chap. 8. An overview of historical developments in forensic DNA analysis / Gary Shutler -- Chap. 9. DNA and the identification of plant species from stomach contents / Cheng-Lung Lee, Ian C. Hsu, Heather Miller Coyle, Henry C. Lee -- Chap. 10. Plant identification by DNA. pt. 1. Identification of plant species from particulate material using molecular methods / Robert A. Bever -- pt. 2. Species identification of marijuana by DNA analysis / Margaret Sanger -- pt. 3. Case study : DNA profiling to link drug seizures in the United Kingdom / Adrian Linacre, Hsing-Mei Hsieh, James Chun-I Lee -- Chap. 11. The green revolution : botanical contributions to forensics and drug enforcement. pt. 1. Classic forensic botany cases / Heather Miller Coyle, Carll Ladd, Timothy Palmbach, Henry C. Lee -- pt. 2. Additional case studies / Elaine Pagliaro -- Chap. 12. Tracking clonally propagated marijuana using amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analysis / Heather Miller Coyle, Timothy Palmbach, Carll Ladd, Henry C. Lee -- Chap. 13. Legal considerations for acceptance of new forensic methods in court / Timothy Palmbach, Gary Shutler -- Chap. 14. Forensic palynology / Lynne A. Milne, Vaughn M. Bryant, Jr., Dallas C. Mildenhall -- Chap. 15. Classical and future DNA typing technologies for plants / Eric J. Carita -- Appendix A. Considerations for the use of forensic botanical evidence : an overview -- Appendix B. Glossary of terms -- Appendix C. Directory of contacts -- Appendix D. Biographies -- Index.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2005
• Copyright Date: 2005
• Extent: 1 online resource (xviii, 318 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 363.25/62; Forensic botany; Botany; Forensic Sciences -- methods; LAW -- Forensic Science; Forensic botany; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780203484593; 0203484592; 0203525086; 9780203525081; 0849315298; 9780849315299
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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