Geometric morphometrics of vole (Microtus californicus) dentition as a new paleoclimate proxy: Shape change along geographic and climatic clines

Quaternary International

Volumn 212, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 198-205

  McGuire, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE SIGNAL; CLINE; DENTITION; DIET; FOSSIL; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; PALEOCLIMATE; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; SMALL MAMMAL; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TOOTH;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

MAMMALIA; MICROTUS; MICROTUS CALIFORNICUS; MURIDAE;

EID: 75349086970     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2009.09.004     Document Type: Article

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