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Author Biographies=xi
Foreword / by Tom A. Ranker=xiii
Foreword / by Haskell M. Pitluck=xv
Preface=xvii
Acknowledgments=xix
1. Introduction to Forensic Plant Science
1. Introduction to Plants=2
2. The Early History of Plant Science=7
3. Plant Poisonings=7
4. Illegal Drugs of Plant Origins=18
5. Twentieth-Century Forensic Plant Science=20
6. Our Introduction to Forensic Plant Science=20
Further Reading=21
References=21
2. Suitability of Forensic Plant Science Evidence for Courtroom Presentations
1. The Current State of Forensic Science in the USA=23
2. Court Decisions Concerning Presentation of Scientific Evidence and Expert Opinion=25
3. How Does Daubert Relate to Forensic Plant Science=31
References=32
3. Sources for Forensic Plant Science Evidence
1. Plant Anatomy=35
2. Plant Taxonomy=38
3. Plant Ecology=39
4. Genetic Analyses : Use of Deoxyribonucleic Acid=41
References=49
4. Forensic Plant Anatomy
1. Some Plant Basics=51
2. The Human Digestive System=67
3. Plant Cells and Time of Death=75
4. Collection and Sampling Methods for Digestive Tract Materials=76
5. Processing of Forensic Samples Using Plant Anatomy=76
6. The Role of Statistics in Evaluating Plant Cells in Digestive Contents=81
7. Summary=82
References=82
5. Cases Using Evidence from Plant Anatomy
1. Forensic Plant Anatomy Involving Determination of Time of Death=85
2. Forensic Plant Anatomy and Aging Gravesites=90
3. Cases Involving Fecal Material=92
References=94
6. Forensic Plant Taxonomy
1. Plant Taxonomy Fieldwork=95
References=100
Further Reading=101
7. Plant Taxonomy Cases
1. Plants Containing "Recreational" Drugs=103
2. "Poisoned Pen" Letters=103
3. Nothing Like a Short Drive at the Golf Course=104
4. "Moss" Not Grass=104
5. The Burning Torso=105
6. Don't Know Why...=105
8. Plant Ecology
1. An Overview of Ecology for the Forensic Scientist=108
2. Procedures and Resources Useful for Forensic Plant Ecology=114
3. Sources of Ecological Plant Scientists=117
Further Reading=118
References=119
9. Forensic Plant Ecology Cases
1. Uses of Forensic Plant Ecology Connecting Suspects to Crime Scenes Using Plant Fragments=121
2. Uses of Forensic Plant Ecology in the Location of Clandestine Graves=124
3. Other Uses for Forensic Plant Ecology=126
References=127
10. Additional Approaches in Forensic Plant Science
1. Palynology=129
2. Diatoms=141
References=145
Further Reading=147
11. Summation and a Look to the Future
1. A Brief Summary of Forensic Plant Science Approaches=149
2. How to Become a Forensic Botanist=156
3. Forensic Botany in the Courtroom=157
4. Forensic Botany in the Twenty-First Century=162
5. Establishment of Forensic Botany or Forensic Plant Science as a Subdiscipline within the Forensic Sciences and Botanical Science Organizations=165
References=167
Appendix I. Materials Needed for Plant Anatomy Analyses=169
Appendix II. Techniques for Slide Preparation to Examine Gastrointestinal Specimens or Fresh/Frozen/Cooked Food Samples with the Compound Light Microscope=173
Appendix III. Making Accurate Measurements with the Microscope=179
Appendix IV. Composition of Solutions Used in Preparation of Plant Cells for Microscopic Examination=183
Appendix V. Methods for Verification of Feces and Vomitus=185
Appendix VI. Maceration of Wood Samples for Microscopic Examination=187
Appendix VII. Photographic Atlas Contents=189
Subject Index=193
Vernacular Names Index=199
Scientific Names Index=203