Evolution, ecology and biochronology of herbivore associations in Europe during the last 3 million years

Quaternaire

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 129-151

  Brugal, Jean Philip ^a   Croitor, Roman ^a  

^a University of Aix Marseille i   (France)

Author keywords

C calids; Ecology; Evolution; Plio Pleistocene; Ruminants

Indexed keywords

BIOCHRONOLOGY; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; EVOLUTION; HERBIVORE; PLIOCENE-PLEISTOCENE BOUNDARY; QUATERNARY; RUMINANT; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); ZOOGEOGRAPHY;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 34547156196     PISSN: 11422904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4000/quaternaire.1014     Document Type: Article

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