The Avifauna of Southern Istria (Croatia) During the Late Pleistocene: Implications for the Palaeoecology and Biodiversity of the Northern Adriatic Region

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 289-299

  Oros Srsen A ^a   Brajkovic D ^a   Radovic S ^a   Mauch Lenardic J ^a   Miracle, P T ^b  

^a CROATIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND ARTS   (Croatia)

^b Department of Archaeology and Anthropology ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Birds; Cave; Croatia; Late Pleistocene; Palaeoecology; Taphonomy; Upper Palaeolithic

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902116639     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: 10991212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.2364     Document Type: Article

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