Pathoecology and paleodiet in Postclassic/Historic Maya from Northern Coastal Belize

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 101, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2006, Pages 35-42

  White, Christine ^a   Maxwell, Jay ^a   Dolphin, Alexis ^a   Williams, Jocelyn ^a   Longstaffe, Fred ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diphyllobothrium; Maya; Paleodiet; Pathoecology; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

DIPHYLLOBOTHRIUM;

EID: 33846547132     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762006001000007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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