Differential avian skeletal part distribution: Explaining the abundance of wings

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 965-978

  Bovy, Kristine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Avifauna; Bone density; Element survivorship; Pacific Northwest Coast; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; AVIFAUNA; BONE; DENSITY; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; TAPHONOMY; WING;

PACIFIC COAST; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036727040     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.2001.0795     Document Type: Article

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