Basic research in evolution and ecology enhances forensics

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 53-55

  Tomberlin, Jeffery K ^a   Benbow, M Eric ^b   Tarone, Aaron M ^a   Mohr, Rachel M ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Dayton   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ECOLOGY; EVOLUTION; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NOTE; RESEARCH; ZOOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; ECOLOGY; ENTOMOLOGY; FORENSIC SCIENCES; HUMANS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; RESEARCH;

EID: 78651505392     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2010.12.001     Document Type: Note

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