Age structure and sex ratio of cave bears in the Zoolithenhöhle, southern Germany

dc.contributor.author	Weinstock, J.
dc.date.accessioned	2010-01-25T09:38:39Z
dc.date.available	2010-01-25T09:38:39Z
dc.date.issued	2001
dc.identifier.citation	Cadernos do Laboratorio Xeolóxico de Laxe, 2001, 26: 289-299 ISSN: 00213-4497	es_ES
dc.identifier.issn	0213-4497
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2183/6523
dc.description.abstract	[Abstract] This paper reports the results of the study of age and sexual composition of the cave bear (Ursus spelaeus) ‘population’ of the Zoolithenhöhle, a classic cave site in Bavaria, southern Germany. Radiocarbon dating indicates that the assemblage dates to c. 29-24 kaB P. The osteometrical analysis shows that the great majority (ca. 90%) of the bears denning in the site were females. The tooth eruption and wear reveal the presence of a large proportion of young and some mature animals but a marked paucity of very old adults. The reason(s) for this very skewed sex ratio and the almost total absence of senile individuals is unclear.
dc.language.iso	eng	es_ES
dc.publisher	Universidade da Coruña	es_ES
dc.subject	Cave bears	es_ES
dc.subject	Demography	es_ES
dc.subject	Sexual dimorphism	es_ES
dc.subject	Ageing	es_ES
dc.subject	Germany	es_ES
dc.title	Age structure and sex ratio of cave bears in the Zoolithenhöhle, southern Germany	es_ES
dc.title.alternative	Estructura de edades y proporción de sexos del Oso de las Cavernas de Zoolithenhöhle, Alemania
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/article	es_ES
dc.rights.access	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess