This element provides the reader with an easy-to-read reference guide for avian bone and eggshell analysis. Standard visual identification is the methodology outlined for the analysis of avian bone. This element details how to select reference material, what markers to look for, and tips and tricks for identifying avian bones. Cooking, butchery, pathology, and age will be discussed alongside reference images the reader can use when identifying these in their own collections. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) is the method utilized for avian eggshell identification in this element. Information about creating your own reference images and performing microscopy are detailed. How to identify several types of cooking methods, embryogenesis (stage of egg development), and weathering will also be discussed. This is the first element to provide methodologies for both avian bone identification and SEM identification of avian eggshell.
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This Element provides the reader with an easy reference guide for avian bone and eggshell analysis. Standard visual identification is the methodology for the analysis of avian bone. It details how to select reference material, the markers to look for, and tips and tricks for identification. Cooking, butchery, pathology, and age are discussed.
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1. Introduction to bird bone and eggshell identification; 2. Taxonomic identification of bird bones; 3. Elements of the bird skeleton and bone markers; 4. Cooking, pathology, and age of bird bones; 5. Taxonomic identification of bird eggshell; 6. Cooking, embryogenesis, and weathering of bird eggshell; 7. References.
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Guidance for identification of avian bone. Instruction for scanning electron microscopy of avian eggshell.
Product details
ISBN
9781009610421
Published
2026-06-30
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Number of pages
75
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