Rodent middens, a new method for Quaternary research in arid zones of South America;Paleomadrigueras de roedores, un nuevo método para el estudio del Cuaternario en zonas áridas de Sudamérica

Revista Chilena de Historia Natural

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 527-546

  Betancourt, Julio L ^a   Saavedra, Bárbara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Arid zones; Middens; Rodents; South America

Indexed keywords

ABROCOMA; ATACAMA; INSECTA; LAGIDIUM; NEOTOMA; OCTODONTOMYS; PHYLLOTIS; PUNA; RODENTIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036768390     PISSN: 0716078X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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