The evolutionary history and palaeo-ecology of primate predation: Macaca sylvanus from plio-pleistocene europe as a case study

Folia Primatologica

Volumn 83, Issue 3-6, 2012, Pages 216-235

  Meloro, Carlo ^a   Elton, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barbary macaque; Carnivoran; Co occurrence; Community ecology; Felid

Indexed keywords

CANIDAE; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); FELIDAE; HYAENIDAE; MACACA SYLVANUS; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES; RAPTORES;

EID: 84873334643     PISSN: 00155713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000343494     Document Type: Review

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