Rabbits and hominin survival in Iberia

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 233-241

  Fa, Julia E ^a,b   Stewart, John R ^c   Lloveras, Lluís ^d   Vargas, J Mario ^a,e  

^a DURRELL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anatomically modern humans; Mammalian standing biomass; Mass hunting; Neanderthals; Oryctolagus cuniculus; Species assemblages

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BONE; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; HOMINID; HUNTING; LAGOMORPH; MOUSTERIAN; NEANDERTHAL; SURVIVAL;

IBERIAN PENINSULA; ITALIAN PENINSULA;

HOMO SAPIENS NEANDERTHALENSIS; LAGOMORPHA; MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 84875229488     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2013.01.002     Document Type: Article

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