The taphonomic impact of scavenger guilds in peri-urban and rural regions of central and southern Alberta. Part II - Dispersal patterns of forensically relevant vertebrate scavengers.

Yvonne Kjorlien, Dennis Dalziel, Christopher J Watson, Shari L Forbes

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Article in Forensic science international. Synergy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Yvonne KjorlienOffice of Research, Scholarship and Community Engagement, Mount Royal University, 4825 Mount Royal Gate, Calgary, T3E 6K6, Alberta, Canada.

Dennis DalzielEdmonton Police Service Canine Unit, 9620 - 103A Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta, T5H 0H7, Canada.

Christopher J WatsonParks Canada, Jasper Field Unit, PO Box 10, Jasper, T0E 1E0, Alberta, Canada.

Shari L ForbesDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Ave. Rm. 220 Essex Hall, Windsor, Ontario, N9B 3P4, Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recovering forensic evidence in dispersed scenarios is challenging because of the taphonomic influence of scavengers. This study aimed to observe how remains were dispersed by the scavenger guilds identified in Part 1 (Forbes et al., 2024) of a Canadian study, which include bears, canids, and magpies, and other possible environmental factors. Clothed pig carcasses (

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DecompositionDispersed remainsForensic taphonomySkeletal elementsVertebrate scavenging

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PMID41357788

DOI10.1016/j.fsisyn.2025.100649

PMCPMC12677179

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