Waterfowl and Lunate Crescents in Western North America: The Archaeology of the Pacific Flyway

Journal of World Prehistory

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 173-211

  Moss, Madonna L ^a   Erlandson, Jon M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Canadian High Arctic; Geese; Great Basin; Swans; Wetlands; Zooarchaeology

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; BIOGEOGRAPHY; ICE RETREAT; LAURENTIDE ICE SHEET; MIGRATORY SPECIES; MOLT; PALEONTOLOGY; PLEISTOCENE-HOLOCENE BOUNDARY; WATERFOWL; WETLAND;

ARCTIC; CANADA; GREAT BASIN; UNITED STATES;

ANATIDAE; ANSER; ANSER ALBIFRONS; ANSER ROSSII; AVES; CHEN; CYGNUS; CYGNUS COLUMBIANUS;

EID: 84889588449     PISSN: 08927537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10963-013-9066-5     Document Type: Article

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