Carnassial microwear and dietary behaviour in large carnivorans

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 280, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 257-263

  Schubert, B W ^a   Ungar, P S ^b   DeSantis, L R G ^c  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African lion; Carnassials; Carnivoran microwear; Cheetah; Dietary behaviour; Spotted hyaena

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DENTAL HEALTH; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FELID; FOSSIL; NICHE BREADTH;

ACINONYX JUBATUS; CROCUTA CROCUTA; HYAENA; PANTHERA; PANTHERA LEO;

EID: 77949336020     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2009.00656.x     Document Type: Article

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