How can endemic proboscideans help us understand the "island rule"? A case study of Mediterranean islands

Quaternary International

Volumn 169-170, Issue SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 105-124

  Palombo, Maria Rita ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; ELEPHANT; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MAMMAL;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ELEPHANTIDAE; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 34347272697     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2006.11.002     Document Type: Article

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