{"product_id":"planting-clues-how-plants-solve-crimes-hardcover","title":"Planting Clues: How Plants Solve Crimes - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid J. Gibson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebDiscover the extraordinary role of plants in modern forensics, from their use as evidence in the trials of high profile murderers such as Ted Bundy to high value botanical trafficking and poaching. \/b \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe are all familliar with the role of blood spatters or fingerprints in solving crimes, from stories in the media of DNA testing or other biological evidence being used as the clinching evidence to incriminate a killer. This book lifts the lid on the equally important evidence from plants at a crime scene, from the incriminating presence of freshwater plants in the lungs of a drowning victim, to rare botanical poisons in the evening gin and tonic, to exotic trafficked flowers and drugs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003cem\u003ePlanting Clues\u003c\/em\u003e, David Gibson explores how plants can help to solve crimes, as well as how plant crimes are themselves solved. He discusses the botanical evidence that proved important in bringing a number of high-profile murderers such as Ian Huntley (the 2002 Shoham Murders), and Bruno Hauptman (the 1932 Baby Lindbergh kidnapping) to trial, from leaf fragments and wood anatomy to pollen and spores. Throughout he traces the evolution of forensic botany, and shares the fascinating stories that advanced its progress.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid J. Gibson, \u003cem\u003eDistinguished Professor of Plant Biology, Southern Illinois University Carbondale\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid J. Gibson\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Plant Biology and University Distinguished Scholar at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He is Senior Editor of the \u003cem\u003eJournal of Ecology\u003c\/em\u003e, and author of a number of books, including \u003cem\u003eGrasslands and Climate Change\u003c\/em\u003e (2019, with J. A. Newman), \u003cem\u003eMethods in Comparative Plant Population Ecology, 2nd edition\u003c\/em\u003e (2015) and \u003cem\u003eGrasses and Grassland Ecology\u003c\/em\u003e (2009).\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.97 x 8.63 x 5.64 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 25, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44388610572390,"sku":"9780198868606","price":40.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/6jMyQTBQpU9780198868606.webp?v=1769176460","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/planting-clues-how-plants-solve-crimes-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}