Trophic level and macronutrient shift effects associated with the weaning process in the postclassic maya

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 781-790

  Williams, Jocelyn S ^a   White, Christine D ^b   Longstaffe, Fred J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Carbon; Collagen to bioapatite; Nitrogen; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

APATITE; COLLAGEN; NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

ADULT; ANTHROPOLOGY; ARTICLE; BELIZE; BREAST MILK; CHILD; FEMALE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFANT; ISOTOPE LABELING; MACRONUTRIENT; MALE; NEWBORN; PALEOPATHOLOGY; PROCESS MODEL; WEANING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; APATITES; BELIZE; BONE AND BONES; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLLAGEN; DIET; FEMALE; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; INDIANS, CENTRAL AMERICAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; WEANING;

EID: 28544453485     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20229     Document Type: Article

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