Methods for inferring paleohabitats from the functional morphology of bovid phalanges

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1099-1113

  DeGusta, David ^a   Vrba, Elisabeth ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovidae; Ecological morphology; Locomotor behavior; Morphometrics; Paleoecology; Paleoenvironment

Indexed keywords

HABITAT SELECTION; LOCOMOTION; MORPHOLOGY; PALEOECOLOGY;

ASTRAGALI; BOVIDAE;

EID: 20444396556     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2005.02.010     Document Type: Article

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