Mammal Associations in the Pleistocene of Britain. Implications of Ecological Niche Modelling and a Method for Reconstructing Palaeoclimate

Developments in Quaternary Science

Volumn 14, Issue C, 2011, Pages 279-304

  Polly, P David ^a   Eronen, Jussi T ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Britain; Climate envelope; Crocuta crocuta; Mammals; Palaeoclimate reconstruction; Panthera leo

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049525779     PISSN: 15710866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53597-9.00015-7     Document Type: Book

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