THE USE OF ANIMAL-DISPERSED SEEDS AND FRUITS IN FORENSIC BOTANY

A specific case of the forensic use of animal-dispersed propagules is presented, and it is suggested that this type of evidence deserves wider utilization by the law enforcement community. Animal dispersed seeds and fruits are ubiquitous, often cling tenaciously to clothes or other materials worn or...

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description A specific case of the forensic use of animal-dispersed propagules is presented, and it is suggested that this type of evidence deserves wider utilization by the law enforcement community. Animal dispersed seeds and fruits are ubiquitous, often cling tenaciously to clothes or other materials worn or used by suspects, and are small and frequently go unnoticed. Furthermore, their identification is relatively inexpensive and technically straightforward, and their presentation as evidence is visually and intuitively obvious, making it ideal for the courtroom. It is also suggested that forensic botany is an excellent topic to use as a case study in college botany or biology classes because of its inherent interest and integrative nature. In order to facilitate such usage, a brief review of some aspects of forensic botany is presented including references to pertinent literature. Se presenta un caso específico de propágulos diseminados por animales en uso forense, y se sugiere que este tipo de evidencia puede tener mayor utilización en varios aspectos legales. Las semillas y frutos dispersados por animales están por todas partes, a menudo se enganchan tenazmente a las ropas u otros materiales llevados o usados por sospechosos, y por ser pequeños pasan frecuentemente inadvertidos, además, su identificación es relativamente barata y técnicamente sencilla, y su presentación como prueba es obvia visual e intuitivamente, convirtiéndose en ideal para los juicios. Se sugiere también que la botánica forense es un tema excelente para ser usado como caso práctico en las clases de biología por su interés inherente y naturaleza integrativa. Para facilitar ese uso se hace una breve revisión de algunos aspectos de la botánica forense incluyendo las referencias bibliográficas pertinentes.
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