Archaeological evidence of anthropogenically induced twentieth-century diminution of North American Wapiti (Cervus elaphus)

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 88-98

  Lyman, R Lee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; BONE; DEER; HYBRID; HYBRIDIZATION; SUBSPECIES; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

CASCADE RANGE; MOUNT SAINT HELENS; NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; ODOCOILEUS SP.;

EID: 33745418757     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2006)156[88:AEOAIT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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