Prey body size and anthropogenic resource depression: The decline of prehistoric fishing at Chelechol ra Orrak, Palau

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

Volumn 41, Issue , 2016, Pages 132-146

  Giovas, Christina M ^a,b   Fitzpatrick, Scott M ^b   Kataoka, Osamu ^c   Clark, Meagan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^c KANSAI GAIDAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Body size change; Foraging theory; Lower pharyngeal grinder; Micronesia; Parrotfish (Scaridae); Resource depression

Indexed keywords

EID: 84951749894     PISSN: 02784165     EISSN: 10902686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaa.2015.12.001     Document Type: Article

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