Biogeographic history of the javan leopard Panthera pardus based on a craniometric analysis

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 302-310

  Meijaard, Erik ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cat; Craniometrics; Felid; Fossil; Morphometrics; Phylogeny; Pleistocene; Skull; Southeast Asia

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; FELID; PHYLOGENY; PLEISTOCENE; SKULL;

ASIA; EURASIA; GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS; JAVA; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SUNDA ISLES;

FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS; PANTHERA; PANTHERA PARDUS; UNGULATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 8144221324     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/BER-010     Document Type: Article

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