Browsing REV - CLXL - Vol. 26 (2001) by Subject "Diet"

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    • Cave bear's diet: a new hypothesis based on stable isotopes 

      Vila, Marta; Fernández Mosquera, Daniel; Grandal-d'Anglade, Aurora (Universidade da Coruña, 2001)
      [Abstract] The Ursus spelaeus diet has always been a controversial topic in Paleontology. Both, morphometric and isotopic studies, have raised the hypothesis of herbivorism for this extinct ursid that belongs to the order ...

    • Dental wear and grit ingestion in extant and extinct bears from Northern Spain 

      Pinto, Ana; Andrews, P. J. (Universidade da Coruña, 2001)
      [Abstract] The dental morphology of the cave bear Ursus spelaeus (Rosenmuller & Heinroth, 1794) indicates its specialisation as a vegetation eater. Although vegetal matter plays also an important role in the diet of most ...