Quantitative paleoparasitology applied to archaeological sediments

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 101, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2006, Pages 29-33

  Fugassa, Martín H ^a   Araújo, Adauto ^b   Guichón, Ricardo A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Archaeological sediment technique; Archaeological sediments; Paleoparasitology; Parasite remains; Southern Patagonia; Trichuris eggs

Indexed keywords

TRICHURIS; TRICHURIS TRICHIURA;

EID: 33846432750     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762006001000006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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