Genetic and archaeological evidence for a former breeding population of Aleutian Cackling Goose ( Branta hutchinsii leucopareia) on Adak Island, central Aleutians, Alaska

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Wilson, B.J., Crockford, S.J., Johnson, J.W., Malhi, R.S., Kemp, B.M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2011
• Subjects: Adak; Aleutian Cackling Goose; Branta hutchinsii leucopareia; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z11-027; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/z11-027; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z11-027

Many well-preserved bones of medium-sized goose have been recovered from the Zeto Point archaeological site (ADK-011) on Adak Island in the central Aleutians, Alaska, that date to ca. 170–415 years before present based on conventional radiometric dates of the deposits. This prehistoric sample includ...