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LITERATURE

 

  • Bates, D.M., G.J. Anderson, and R.D. Lee. 1997. Forensic botany: trichome evidence. Journal of Forensic Sciences 42(3):380-386.
  • Batten, J. 1995. Mind Over Murder: DNA and Other Forensic Adventures. McClelland and Stewart, Inc., Toronto. Novanet: Saint Mary's University Patrick Power Library HV 8073 B38 1995
  • Block, E.B. 1979. Science vs Crime: the Evolution of the Police Lab. Cragmont Publications, San Francisco. Novanet: Dalhousie Law Library KB 92 .C9 B65 S41
  • Bock, J.H. and D.O. Norris. 1997. Forensic botany: an under-utilized resource. Journal of Forensic Sciences 42(3):364-367.
  • Brunk, S.K. Esq. 1997. The Ruidoso plane crash - the background and the trial verdict. Journal of Forensic Sciences 42(3):378-379.
  • Bryant, V.M. Jr., J.G. Jones, and D.C. Mildenhall. 1990. Forensic palynology in the United States of America. Palynology 14:193-208.
  • Casamatta, D.A. and R.G. Verb. 2000. Algal colonization of submerged carcasses in a mid-order woodland stream. Journal of Forensic Sciences 45(6):1280-1285.

  • Dickison, W.C. 2000. Integrative Plant Anatomy. Harcourt Academic Press, San Diego. Novanet: Dalhousie Killam Library SCI QK 641 D53 2000
  • Graham, A. 1997. Forensic palynology and the Ruidoso, New Mexico plane crash - the pollen evidence II. Journal of Forensic Sciences 42(3):391-393.
  • Graham, S.A. 1997. Anatomy of the Lindbergh kidnapping. Journal of Forensic Sciences 42(3):368-377.
  • Horrocks, M., K.R. Bedford, and R.K. Morgan-Smith. 1997. The filtering effects of various household fabrics on the pollen content of hash oil (Cannabis extract). Journal of Forensic Sciences 42(2):256-259.
  • Horrocks, M., S.A. Coulson, and K.A.J. Walsh. 1998. Forensic palynology: variation in the pollen content of soil surface samples. Journal of Forensic Sciences 43(2):320-323.
  • Kobayashi, M., Y. Yamada, W-D. Zhang, Y. Itakura, M. Nagao, and T. Takatori. 1993. Novel detection of plankton from lung tissue by enzymatic digestion method. Forensic Science International 60:81-90.
  • Lane, M.A., L.C. Anderson, T.M. Barkley, J.H. Bock, E.M. Gifford, D.W. Hall, D.O. Norris, T.L. Rost, and W.L. Stern. 1990. Forensic botany: plants, perpetrators, pests, poisons, and pot. Bioscience 40(1):34-39.
  • Lewis, W.H. 1997. Pollen composition in a crashed plane's engine. Journal of Forensic Sciences 42(3):397-390.
  • Ludes, B., M. Coste, A. Tracqui, and P. Mangin. 1996. Continuous river monitoring of the diatoms in the diagnosis of drowning. Journal of Forensic Sciences 41(3):425-428.
  • Marriner, B. 1991. On Death's Bloody Trail: Murder and the Art of Forensic Science. St. Martin's Press, New York. Novanet: Dalhousie Law Library KB 92 .C9 M35
  • Matsumoto, H. and Y. Fukui. 1993. A simple method for diatom detection in drowning. Forensic Science International 60:91-95.
  • Mestel, R. 1993. Murder trial features tree's genetic fingerprints. New Scientist 29 May 1993:6.
  • Miller Coyle, H., C. Ladd, T. Palmbach, and H.C. Lee. 2001. The green revolution: botanical contributions to forensics and drug enforcement. Croatian Medical Journal 42(3):340-345.
  • Nickell, J. and J.F. Fischer. 1999. Crime Science: Methods of Forensic Detection. The University Press of Kentucky, Lexington. Novanet: Dalhousie Law Library KB 92 .C9 N631
  • Quatrehomme, G., A. Lacoste, P. Bailet, G. Grevin, and A. Ollier. 1997. Contribution of microscopic plant anatomy to postmortem bone dating. Journal of Forensic Sciences 42(1):140-143.
  • Rozen, J.G. Jr. and Eickwort, G.C. 1997. The entomological evidence. Journal of Forensic Sciences 42(3):394-397.
  • Schweingruber, F.H. 1988. Tree Rings: Basics and Applications of Dendrochronology. D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht. Novanet: Dalhousie Killam Library QK 477.2 A6 S3913 1988 SCI
  • Siver, P.A., W.D. Lord, and D.J. McCarthy. 1994. Forensic limnology: the use of freshwater algal community ecology to link suspects to an aquatic crime scene in southern New England. Journal of Forensic Sciences 39(3):847-853.
  • Willey, P. and A. Heilman. 1987. Estimating time since death using plant roots and stems. Journal of Forensic Sciences 32(5):1264-1270.
  • Yoon, C.K. 1993. Botanical witness for the prosecution. Science 260:894-895.

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Marijuana, Cannabis sativa L. var indica
Forensic Botany Home Page
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Drawing of pine pollen, Pinus sp.
Palynology
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Opium poppy, Papaver somniferum L.
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Diatom, Cocconeis sp.
Limnology
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Anatomy and Dendrochronology
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Molecular Biology
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Pear sclereid cells
Glossary
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Grapefruit, Citrus sp.
Useful Literature
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Pine radial section, Pinus sp.
Useful Links
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Yew fruit
Cited Literature and Links
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