| Description |
1 online resource |
| Summary |
"The only field guide and laboratory manual to cover both the osteology and the natural history of western North American vertebrates in a single volume This photographic atlas, developed over twenty years of teaching in the field, expedites the work of the zooarchaeologist by integrating both osteology and wildlife ecology into a single volume. Zooarchaeology, the study of animal remains found at archaeological sites, is interdisciplinary in nature, requiring students and researchers to not only master the technical skills of identifying fragmentary bones and teeth but also to develop a deep understanding of the taxonomy, natural history, behavior, and ecology of the species identified. Until now, these topics have always been treated separately. This book is the only field guide and laboratory manual to combine animal ecology and natural history with the detailed osteology of all the vertebrate classes (fishes, amphibians, birds, and mammals) and all the primary orders native to western North America. Skeletal images are shown at a variety of magnifications and views and are accompanied by photographs of the animals in their characteristic habitats"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Fishes -- Amphibians -- Reptiles -- Mammals -- Birds -- Taphonomy and Bone Damage. |
| Note |
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 23, 2016). |
| Subject |
Animal remains (Archaeology) -- West (U.S.) -- Pictorial works.
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Animal remains (Archaeology) -- Canada, Western -- Pictorial works.
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Natural history -- West (U.S.) -- Pictorial works.
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Natural history -- Canada, Western -- Pictorial works.
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Animal ecology -- West (U.S.) -- Pictorial works.
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Animal ecology -- Canada, Western -- Pictorial works.
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Animal remains (Archaeology) -- West (U.S.) -- Laboratory manuals.
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Animal remains (Archaeology) -- Canada, Western -- Laboratory manuals.
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Natural history -- West (U.S.) -- Laboratory manuals.
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Natural history -- Canada, Western -- Laboratory manuals.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- General.
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Animal ecology. (OCoLC)fst00809150
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Animal remains (Archaeology) (OCoLC)fst00809354
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Natural history. (OCoLC)fst01034268
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Canada, Western. (OCoLC)fst01692641
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United States, West. (OCoLC)fst01243255
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HISTORY / Ancient / General.
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| Genre/Form |
Laboratory manuals. (OCoLC)fst01920776
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Pictorial works. (OCoLC)fst01423874
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| Added Author |
Miller, Shawn (Shawn D.), author.
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| ISBN |
9781607814863 (electronic bk.) |
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1607814862 (electronic bk.) |
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