Pleistocene Extinctions and the Perceived Morphofunctional Structure of the Neotropical Felid Ensemble

Journal of Mammalian Evolution

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 395-405

  Morales, Miriam Mariana ^a,b,c   Giannini, Norberto Pedro ^a,c,d  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE JUJUY   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

^d DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecomorphology; Felidae; Neotropic; Pleistocene; South America

Indexed keywords

FELIDAE;

EID: 84911999097     PISSN: 10647554     EISSN: 15737055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10914-013-9244-3     Document Type: Article

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