Overview
As a companion to the text, Human and Nonhuman Bone Identification: A Color Atlas on DVD provides an electronic guide to comparative osteology specimens for quick and easy access. This DVD allows for the identification of the bones of 27 species. Suitable for both novices and for professionals who are already working in the laboratory or the field, this comprehensive reference features high quality photographs that review the differences between locomotor patterns in quadrupeds and in bipeds. It also presents photographs of different animals grouped by bone to allow for direct comparison as well as photos of all bones grouped by species.
Full Product Details
Author: Diane L. France (Colorado State University, Fort Collins, USA)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint: CRC Press Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 13.50cm
, Height: 1.30cm
, Length: 18.80cm
Weight: 0.091kg
ISBN: 9781420062960
ISBN 10: 1420062964
Pages: 2
Publication Date: 01 December 2008
Audience:
College/higher education
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Undergraduate
Format: DVD-ROM
Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
... a much-needed reference with many excellent color images for comparative skeletal anatomy focused on human bones and nonhuman bones that are most likely to be encountered in a medicolegal investigation ... the amount of text is just right. The most important information is conveyed in a concise way that is useful for the novice and expert alike. The images of the bones are excellent ... This book is an essential resource for professionals involved in medicolegal investigation who routinely deal with distinguishing human and nonhuman bone. It also has applications beyond forensic anthropology, including archaeology and comparative skeletal anatomy and should be a welcome addition to many classroom libraries. -Dawn M. Mulhern, Ph.D., writing in Journal of Forensic Sciences, volume 54, issue 6.
! a much-needed reference with many excellent color images for comparative skeletal anatomy focused on human bones and nonhuman bones that are most likely to be encountered in a medicolegal investigation ! the amount of text is just right. The most important information is conveyed in a concise way that is useful for the novice and expert alike. The images of the bones are excellent ! This book is an essential resource for professionals involved in medicolegal investigation who routinely deal with distinguishing human and nonhuman bone. It also has applications beyond forensic anthropology, including archaeology and comparative skeletal anatomy and should be a welcome addition to many classroom libraries. --Dawn M. Mulhern, Ph.D., writing in Journal of Forensic Sciences, volume 54, issue 6.
Author Information
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, USA
