Ancient DNA of the Pacific rat (Rattus exulans) from Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1536-1540

  Barnes, S S ^a   Matisoo Smith, E ^b   Hunt, T L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ancient DNA; Island colonization; Polynesia; Rapa Nui; Rattus exulans

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; RODENT;

EASTER ISLAND; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; POLYNESIA;

RATTUS EXULANS;

EID: 33746216684     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2006.02.006     Document Type: Article

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