Implications of age variation and sexual dimorphism in modern equids for Middle Pleistocene equid taxonomy

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-12

  Van Asperen, E N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age variation; Equidae; Sexual dimorphism; Speciation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872973556     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: 10991212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.1231     Document Type: Article

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