Pecan food potential in prehistoric North America

Economic Botany

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 103-112

  Hall, Grant D ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carya illinoinensis; Native American subsistence; North American pre history; Pecans

Indexed keywords

CARYA ILLINOENSIS; CARYA ILLINOINENSIS;

EID: 0034027429     PISSN: 00130001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02866604     Document Type: Article

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