Variation in collagen stable nitrogen values in black-tailed jackrabbits (Lepus californicus) in relation to small-scale differences in climate, soil, and topography

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1417-1429

  Ugan, Andrew ^a,b   Coltrain, Joan ^b  

^a San Rafael Museum of Natural History   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Great basin; Lagomorph; Paleoclimate; Small mammal; Stable isotopes; Stable nitrogen; Zooarchaeology

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; ARIDITY; COLLAGEN; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PALEOCLIMATE; PREHISTORIC; SMALL MAMMAL; STABLE ISOTOPE; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

GREAT BASIN; UNITED STATES;

LAGOMORPHA; LEPUS CALIFORNICUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 79956225962     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2011.01.015     Document Type: Article

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