Forensic identification of elephant and giraffe hair artifacts using HATR FTIR spectroscopy and discriminant analysis

Endangered Species Research

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 239-246

  Espinoza, Edgard O ^a   Baker, Barry W ^a   Moores, Tamara D ^a   Voin, Doina ^a  

^a US Fish and Wildlife National Forensics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Elephant; Forensic mammalogy; Giraffe; Hair identification; Infrared spectroscopy; Wildlife trade

Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT; CONSERVATION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ELEPHANT; FORENSIC SCIENCE; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; HAIR; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; UNGULATE;

GIRAFFIDAE;

EID: 77952279350     PISSN: 18635407     EISSN: 16134796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/esr00125     Document Type: Article

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