Impact of climate fluctuations on reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) body size during the late pleistocene;Incidence des fluctuations climatiques sur la taille du renne (Rangifer tarandus) au pléistocène supérieur

Quaternaire

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 259-279

  Magniez, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

Author keywords

Body size; Climate; Late Pleistocene; Phenotypic plasticity; Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus); Sexual dimorphism; Vs.i

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; DEER; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PLEISTOCENE; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

CENTRAL EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

RANGIFER TARANDUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 77957656109     PISSN: 11422904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4000/quaternaire.5609     Document Type: Article

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