Natural-trap ursid mortality and the Kurtén Response

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 540-551

  Wolverton, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Black bear; Cave bear; Cave fauna; Extinction; Missouri caves

Indexed keywords

BEAR; CAVE DEPOSIT; EXTINCTION; MORTALITY;

URSIDAE; URSUS; URSUS AMERICANUS; URSUS SPELAEUS;

AGE; AGE DETERMINATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEAR; BONE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; FOSSIL; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NORTH AMERICA; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION;

AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; AGE DETERMINATION BY TEETH; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; FOSSILS; HUMANS; MORTALITY; NORTH AMERICA; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; URSIDAE;

EID: 33745947415     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2005.12.009     Document Type: Article

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