Digital cementum luminance analysis (DCLA): A tool for the analysis of climatic and seasonal signals in dental cementum

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 11-27

  Wall Scheffler, C M ^a   Foley, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alpine ibex; Cementum; Digital image analysis; Seasonality; Soay sheep

Indexed keywords

EID: 39649095592     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: 10991212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.918     Document Type: Article

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