Fossil evidence for the origin of behavioral strategies in early Miocene Castoridae, and their role in the evolution of the family

Paleobiology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 507-513

  Hugueney, Marguerite ^a   Escuillié, François ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b Association Rhinopolis   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASTOR FIBER; CASTORIDAE; STENEOFIBER;

BEAVER; BEHAVIOURAL STRATEGY; CASTORIDAE; K STRATEGY; MIOCENE; STENEOFIBER;

EUROPE;

EID: 0030404995     PISSN: 00948373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0094837300016493     Document Type: Article

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