Interpretation of the "lagomorph index" in the American Southwest

Quaternary International

Volumn 185, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-11

  Driver, Jonathan C ^a   Woiderski, Joshua R ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; INDEX METHOD; LAGOMORPH; LAND MANAGEMENT; PREDATION; TYPE SPECIMEN;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

LAGOMORPHA; LEPUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SYLVILAGUS;

EID: 44649138615     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2007.09.022     Document Type: Article

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