Further evidence for eagle predation of, and feeding damage on, the Taung child

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 103, Issue 11-12, 2007, Pages 496-498

  Berger, L R ^a   McGraw, W S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PREDATION; PRIMATE; RAPTOR; TAPHONOMY;

AFRICA; COTE D'IVOIRE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

ACCIPITRIDAE; AUSTRALOPITHECUS AFRICANUS; AVES; PRIMATES; RAPTORES; STEPHANOAETUS CORONATUS;

EID: 41749119649     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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