Medieval big cat remains from the Royal Menagerie at the Tower of London

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 385-394

  O'Regan, H J ^a   Turner, A ^a   Sabin, R ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Canis familiaris; Captivity; Medieval; Morphology; Panthera leo; Panthera pardus; Royal Menagerie; Zoo history

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750411469     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: 10991212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.835     Document Type: Article

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