A 14C dating of Canariomys bravoi (Mammalia Rodentia), the extinct giant rat from tenerife (Canary islands, Spain), and the recent history of the endemic mammals in the archipelago

Vie et Milieu

Volumn 46, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 261-266

  Michaux, J ^a   Lopez Martinez N ^b   Hernandez Pacheco J J ^c  

^a INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Geológicas   (Spain)

^c Museo Insular de Ciencias Naturales   (Spain)

Author keywords

Canary Islands; Endemism; Extinction; Gigantism; Insectivores; Rodents

Indexed keywords

ENDEMIC LAND MAMMALS;

EID: 0030318793     PISSN: 02408759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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