Acari in archaeology

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 49, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 147-160

  Baker, Anne S ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archaeology; Coprolites; Excavations; Mites; Mummies; Ticks

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; COPROLITE; DIET; EXCAVATION; FOOD PREFERENCE; HABITAT SELECTION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MITE; SITE INVESTIGATION; TICK;

ACARI; ANIMAL; ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; PALEOPATHOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACARI; ANIMALS; ARCHAEOLOGY; BIODIVERSITY; HUMANS; MUMMIES;

ACARI; IXODIDA;

EID: 70349984721     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: 15729702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10493-009-9271-1     Document Type: Article

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