Changing fish use on Mangaia, Southern Cook Islands: Resource depression and the prey choice model

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 88-100

  Butler, Virginia L ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Oceania archaeology; Polynesian fishing; Prehistoric fish; Prey choice model

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002883525     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.548     Document Type: Article

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