Craniometrical variability in the cave bears (Carnivora, Ursidae): Multivariate comparative analysis

Quaternary International

Volumn 245, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 350-368

  Baryshnikov, Gennady F ^a   Puzachenko, Andrey Yu ^b  

^a ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAR; CRANIUM; EVOLUTION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SKULL; TAXONOMY;

EUROPE; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; URALS; VOLGA RIVER;

CARNIVORA; URSIDAE; URSUS; URSUS ARCTOS; URSUS SPELAEUS;

EID: 82755161802     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2011.02.035     Document Type: Article

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