A method for inferring paleohabitats from the functional morphology of bovid astragali

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1009-1022

  DeGusta, David ^a   Vrba, Elisabeth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovidae; Ecological morphology; Locomotor behavior; Morphometrics; Paleoecology; Paleoenvironment

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HABITAT SELECTION; METHODOLOGY; PALEOECOLOGY;

EID: 0038607702     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4403(02)00286-8     Document Type: Article

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