Can salmonids (Oncorhynchus spp.) be identified to species using vertebral morphometrics?

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 136-146

  Huber, Harriet R ^a   Jorgensen, Jeffrey C ^b   Butler, Virginia L ^c   Baker, Greg ^c   Stevens, Rebecca ^d  

^a NOAA National Marine Mammal Laboratory   (United States)

^b ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CART; Classification and regression trees; Salmonid morphometrics; Vertebrae

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; CLASSIFICATION; EXCAVATION; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALMONID; SKELETAL REMAINS;

ALASKA; CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES]; WENATCHEE RIVER;

AMADINA FASCIATA; ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS CLARKII CLARKII; ONCORHYNCHUS GORBUSCHA; ONCORHYNCHUS KETA; ONCORHYNCHUS KISUTCH; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; ONCORHYNCHUS NERKA; ONCORHYNCHUS TSHAWYTSCHA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 78049231822     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2010.08.020     Document Type: Article

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