The Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) as an Accumulator of Bones in Cave-like Environments

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 459-475

  Krajcarz, Magdalena ^a   Krajcarz, Maciej Tomasz ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Bone assemblages; Carnivore den; Gnawing; Red fox; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905638342     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: 10991212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.2233     Document Type: Article

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