Environmental change, extinction and human activity: Evidence from caves in NW Madagascar

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 755-767

  Burney, David A ^a   James, Helen F ^b   Grady, Frederick V ^b   Rafamantanantsoa, Jean Gervais ^c   Ramilisonina, ^c   Wright, Henry T ^d   Cowart, James B ^b  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Caves; Extinctions; Human impacts; Madagascar; Paleobiogeography

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031413889     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.1997.00146.x     Document Type: Article

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