[eBook Code] Essential Forensic Biology (eBook Code, 3rd)

Introduction 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