The isotopic ecology of late Pleistocene mammals in North America Part 1. Florida

Chemical Geology

Volumn 152, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 119-138

  Koch, Paul L ^a   Hoppe, Kathryn A ^a   Webb, S David ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Isotopic ecology; Late Pleistocene mammals; North America

Indexed keywords

DIET; EXTINCTION; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; PALEOECOLOGY; PLEISTOCENE; TOOTH;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032418524     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(98)00101-6     Document Type: Article

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