Taphonomy of child-sized remains: A study of scattering and scavenging in Virginia, USA

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 475-479

  Morton, Robert J ^a   Lord, Wayne D ^b  

^a Federal Bureau of Investigation   (United States)

^b FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Child sized remains; Forensic science; Scavenging; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

CADAVER; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECOMPOSITION; INVERTEBRATE; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; TAPHONOMY; UNITED STATES; VERTEBRATE; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CHILD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; FOXES; HUMANS; MEPHITIDAE; OPOSSUMS; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; RACCOONS; SWINE; TREES; VIDEO RECORDING; VIRGINIA;

EID: 33646724507     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2006.00134.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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