The use of cadaver dogs in locating scattered, scavenged human remains: Preliminary field test results

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 405-408

  Komar, Debra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cadaver; Canine reliability; Canine scent detection; Decomposition; Forensic science

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CANADA; DOG; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; FORENSIC MEDICINE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; NONHUMAN; ODOR; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING;

EID: 0032994830     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14474j     Document Type: Article

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