Estimating California mussel (Mytilus californianus) size from hinge fragments: A methodological application in historical ecology

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 58, Issue , 2015, Pages 167-174

  Campbell, Breana ^a   Braje, Todd J ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Experimental archaeology; Human impacts; Predation pressure; Shellfish size; Size estimates

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937771870     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2015.02.007     Document Type: Article

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