Forensic botany : principles and applications to criminal casework / edited by Heather Miller Coyle.

Other author Coyle, Heather Miller.
Format Book
Publication InfoBoca Raton, FL : CRC Press, ©2005.
Descriptionxviii, 318 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
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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.
Local noteLittle-344563--305131050651U
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2004051931
ISBN0849315298 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780849315299 (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks QK46.5.F67 F67 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold