Paleontology and paleoecology of guano deposits in Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, USA

Quaternary Research (United States)

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 427-436

  Widga, Chris ^a   Colburn, Mona ^a  

^a RESEARCH AND COLLECTIONS CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bat guano; Caves; Chiroptera; Ecomorphology; Kentucky; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; CAVES; FORESTRY; ISOTOPES; MANURES;

BAT GUANO; CHIROPTERA; ECOMORPHOLOGY; KENTUCKY; STABLE ISOTOPES;

DEPOSITS;

BAT; CAVE; ECOMORPHOLOGY; FAUNA; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY; STABLE ISOTOPE;

KENTUCKY; MAMMOTH CAVE; UNITED STATES;

CHIROPTERA; TADARIDA; TADARIDA BRASILIENSIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84929654302     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: 10960287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yqres.2015.01.008     Document Type: Article

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