Palynology: Its position in the field of forensic science

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1053-1060

  Walsh, Kevan A J ^a   Horrocks, Mark ^b,c  

^a MT ALBERT RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b MICROFOSSIL RESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Forensic palynology; Forensic science; Pollen and spores; Trace evidence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRIMINOLOGY; EXPERIMENTATION; FORENSIC SCIENCE; PALYNOLOGY; POLLEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BOTANY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DNA, PLANT; ECOSYSTEM; FORENSIC SCIENCES; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; POLLEN; POLLINATION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SPORES;

EID: 51349154293     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2008.00802.x     Document Type: Article

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