A comparison of animal jaws and bite mark patterns

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 846-860

  Murmann, Denise C ^a,b   Brumit, Paula C ^a   Schrader, Bruce A ^a   Senn, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal bites; Bite marks; Forensic odontology; Forensic science; Intercanine width

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTHROPOMETRY; BITE; CARNIVORA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENTISTRY; DOG; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FEMALE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; INFORMATION CENTER; JAW; MALE; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANIMALS, WILD; BITES AND STINGS; DENTITION; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; JAW; MALE;

EID: 33745740370     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2006.00166.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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