The Quaternary megafaunal extinction and the fate of Neanderthals: An integrative working hypothesis

Quaternary International

Volumn 295, Issue , 2013, Pages 69-72

  Hortolà, Policarp ^b,c   Martínez Navarro, Bienvenido ^a,b,c  

^a INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^c INSTITUT CATALÀ DE PALEOECOLOGIA HUMANA I EVOLUCIÓ SOCIAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE VARIATION; EXTINCTION; FAUNA; MAMMAL; NEANDERTHAL; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; QUATERNARY;

HOMO SAPIENS; MAMMALIA; PAN;

EID: 84876721857     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2012.02.037     Document Type: Article

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