An investigation of the vegetation associated with grave sites in southern Ontario

Journal of the Canadian Society of Forensic Science

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 199-207

  Watson, Chris J ^a   Forbes, Shari L ^b  

^a NONE   (Canada)

^b NONE

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EID: 60749089438     PISSN: 00085030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00085030.2008.10757177     Document Type: Article

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