Estimating meagre (Argyrosomus regius) size from otoliths and vertebrae

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2859-2865

  Gabriel, Sónia ^a   Prista, Nuno ^b   Costa, Maria José ^b  

^a Ministerio da Cultura Portugal   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aquatic resources; Argyrosomus regius; Meagre; Mesolithic; Otoliths and vertebrae; Portugal; Regression analysis; Size estimates

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; BODY SIZE; BONE; FISHING COMMUNITY; HUNTER-GATHERER; MESOLITHIC; OTOLITH; PERCIFORM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SKELETON; SUBSISTENCE; TYPE SPECIMEN;

PORTUGAL;

ANIMALIA; ARGYROSOMUS REGIUS; SAGITTA;

EID: 84862150469     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2012.04.046     Document Type: Article

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