An analysis of bones and other materials collected by Cape Vultures at the Kransberg and Blouberg colonies, Limpopo Province, South Africa

Ostrich

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 118-132

  Benson, P C ^a   Plug, I ^b   Dobbs, J C ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b Transvaal Museum   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; CROCUTA CROCUTA; GYPS; GYPS COPROTHERES; MAMMALIA;

EID: 8344288328     PISSN: 00306525     EISSN: 1727947X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/00306520409485423     Document Type: Article

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