Temporal variation in tooth fracture among rancho la brea dire wolves

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 423-428

  Binder, Wendy J ^a   Thompson, Elicia N ^a   Van Valkenburgh, Blaire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRACTURE; PLEISTOCENE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TOOTH;

CANIDAE; CANIS DIRUS; CANIS LATRANS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0035982878     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2002)022[0423:TVITFA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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