Canine olfaction science and law : advances in forensic science, medicine, conservation, and environmental remediation /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Jezierski, Tadeusz Antoni (Editor), Ensminger, John J. (Editor), Papet, L. E. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2016.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book.
Table of Contents:
  • The anatomy of the canine nose
  • Wiring of the olfactory system and the functional role of neurons and glia during lifelong turnover
  • Olfaction and the canine brain
  • Genetics of canine olfaction
  • Effects of disease on canine olfaction
  • Olfaction in wild canids and Russian canid hybrids
  • The development of gas chromatography/mass spectrometry and its uses in odor analysis
  • Aerodynamics of odor plumes and odor plume structures in different habitats
  • The practical and legal significance of the chemical analysis of odor in relation to canine forensic and judicial evidence
  • Canine olfactory learning and behavior
  • Training considerations in wildlife detection
  • Training fundamentals and the selection of dogs and personnel for detection work
  • Training a statistically superior scent discrimination canine: where trainer wisdom meets scientific validation
  • Statistical reliability confounders and improvement in advanced dog training: patterns, routines, targets, alerts, distractors, reinforcement, and other issues
  • Canine drug-detection evidence: admissibility, canine qualifications, and investigative practices
  • Cadaver detection in forensic anthropology and criminology: an overview with personal notes
  • Detection of cocaine on currency
  • Narcotic and explosive odors: volatile organic compounds as training aids for olfactory detection
  • Scent lineups: variables in procedures and statistical verification
  • How U.S. courts deal with the "black box" of canine scent identification
  • Trained dogs in insect detection
  • Detection dogs in strategies for eradicating pest species from natural environments
  • Canine biodetection in conservation, eradication, and border protection: a regulatory perspective
  • Detection of human cancer by dogs
  • Medical alerting to seizures, glycemic changes, and migraines: significance of untrained behaviors in service dogs
  • U.S. legal decisions and orders by jurisdiction.