Description
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction xvii
Acknowledgements xxv
About the Companion Website xxvii
Part I Decay and the Discovery and Recovery of Human Remains 1
1 The Decay of Human Bodies 3
2 The Discovery, Recovery, and Study of Human Bodies 29
Part II DNA Analysis 41
3 Molecular Biology 43
Part III Body Tissues and Fluids and Wound Analysis 81
4 Blood 83
5 Saliva, Semen, Vitreous Humour, Urine, and Faeces 109
6 Human Tissues 123
7 Wounds 157
Part IV Invertebrates 205
8 Invertebrates 1: Biological Aspects 207
9 Invertebrates 2: Practical Aspects 239
Part V Vertebrates and Wildlife Crime 271
10 Vertebrates 273
11 Wildlife Forensics 301
Part VI Plants, Protists, Fungi, and Microbes 327
12 Protists, Fungi, and Plants 329
13 Microbes and Viruses 365
References 397
Index 435
