Evolution of the mane and group-living in the lion (Panthera leo): A review

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 263, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 329-342

  Yamaguchi, Nobuyuki ^a   Cooper, Alan ^a   Werdelin, Lars ^b   Macdonald, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Evolution; Felidae; Panthera atrox; Panthera leo spelaea; Pleistocene

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; FELID; PLEISTOCENE;

FELIDAE; PANTHERA; PANTHERA LEO;

EID: 3543133747     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836904005242     Document Type: Review

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