Factors influencing 14C ages of the pacific rat Rattus exulans

Radiocarbon

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 601-613

  Beavan, Nancy Ragano ^a   Sparks, Rodger J ^a  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; RODENT;

RATTUS EXULANS;

EID: 0032468666     PISSN: 00338222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0033822200018531     Document Type: Article

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