The role of forensic geoscience in wildlife crime detection

Forensic Science International

Volumn 162, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 152-162

  Morgan, Ruth M ^a   Wiltshire, Patricia ^b   Parker, Adrian ^c   Bull, Peter A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Badger baiting; Eleonora's Falcon; Forensic geoscience; Pollen; Quartz; Soil and sediment

Indexed keywords

ANION; CATION; MINERAL; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BADGER; BIRD; BREEDING; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CRIME; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FALCON; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GEOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLEN ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; SOIL ACIDITY; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WILDLIFE;

EID: 33748518871     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.06.045     Document Type: Article

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