Biogeography and prehistoric exploitation of birds in the Mussau Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea

Emu

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 13-22

  Steadman, David W ^a   Kirch, Patrick V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; BIOGEORGAPHY; HUMAN EXPLOITATION; ZOOARCHAEOLOGY;

BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO; MUSSAU ISLANDS; PAPUA NEW GUINES;

CACATUA; PTERODROMA; SULA LEUCOGASTER; TYRO;

EID: 0031970766     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU98002     Document Type: Article

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