Archaeology of Trants, Montserrat. Part 5. Prehistoric avifauna

Annals of Carnegie Museum

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 275-287

  Reis, Kelley R ^a   Steadman, David W ^b  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bird; Faunal change; Human impact; Montserrat; Saladoid; Zooarchaeology

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIRD; PALEOECOLOGY;

MONTSERRAT;

EID: 0033581790     PISSN: 00974463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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