Bite force of the extinct Pleistocene Cave bear Ursus spelaeus Rosenmüller from Europe

Comptes Rendus - Palevol

Volumn 9, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 31-37

  Grandal d'Anglade, Aurora ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bite force; Herbivore feeding; Sexual dimorphism; Ursus spelaeus

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; GIANT PANDA; HERBIVORE FEEDING; PLEISTOCENE; POLAR BEARS; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS;

FEEDING;

CAVES;

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BEAR; BODY MASS; EXTINCTION; FOOD PREFERENCE; HERBIVORE; PLEISTOCENE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SKULL;

EUROPE;

AILUROPODA; AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA; URSUS MARITIMUS; URSUS SPELAEUS;

EID: 76749088416     PISSN: 16310683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crpv.2009.10.003     Document Type: Article

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