An ecological neo-taphonomic study of carcass consumption by lions in Tarangire National Park (Tanzania) and its relevance for human evolutionary biology

Quaternary International

Volumn 322-323, Issue , 2014, Pages 167-180

  Gidna, Agness O ^a,b   Kisui, Bernard ^c   Mabulla, Audax ^d   Musiba, Charles ^e   Domínguez Rodrigo, Manuel ^a,f  

^a Museo de los Origenes   (Spain)

^b National Museum of Tanzania   (Tanzania)

^c AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION   (Kenya)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^f UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

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EID: 84893830313     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2013.08.059     Document Type: Article

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