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Diet, physiology and ecology of fossil mammals as inferred from stable carbon and nitrogen isotope biogeochemistry

Implications for Pleistocene bears

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ID23315433
AuthorsH Bocherens (0000-0002-0494-0126, Sorbonne Université), Marc Fizet (Sorbonne Université), André Mariotti (Sorbonne Université)
Year1994
Volume107
Issue3-4
Pages213-225
Publication date1994-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePalaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0031-0182 • E-ISSN: 1872-616X
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/0031-0182(94)90095-7
OpenAlexW2100495942
LanguageEN
Citations received111
References cited27

Biology · Carbonate · Cave · Herbivore · Hydroxylapatite · Isotope analysis · Isotopes of nitrogen · Stable isotope ratio · Ursus · Zoology · δ13C · δ15N · Biochemistry · Chemistry · Ecology · Isotope Analysis in Ecology · Marine animal studies overview · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

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