Stable isotopes in guano: Potential contributions towards palaeoenvironmental reconstruction in Tabon Cave, Palawan, Philippines

Quaternary International

Volumn 416, Issue , 2016, Pages 27-37

  Choa, O ^a   Lebon, M ^a   Gallet, X ^a   Dizon, E ^b,c   Ronquillo, W ^b   Jago on, S C ^b   Detroit F ^a   Falgueres C ^a   Ghaleb, B ^d   Semah F ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b National Museum of the Philippines   (Philippines)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES   (Philippines)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Guano; Homo sapiens; Island Southeast Asia; Palaeoenvironment; Stable isotopes; Upper Pleistocene

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; CAVE DEPOSIT; FOSSIL RECORD; GUANO; HOMINID; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; PALEOENVIRONMENT; STABLE ISOTOPE;

MIMAROPA; PALAWAN [MIMAROPA]; PALAWAN [PALAWAN (PRV)]; PHILIPPINES;

HOMO SAPIENS;

EID: 84954290097     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2015.12.034     Document Type: Article

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