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

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dc.contributor.authorWeinstock, J.
dc.date.accessioned2010-01-25T09:38:39Z
dc.date.available2010-01-25T09:38:39Z
dc.date.issued2001
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.identifier.citationCadernos do Laboratorio Xeolóxico de Laxe, 2001, 26: 289-299 ISSN: 00213-4497es_ES
dc.identifier.issn0213-4497
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2183/6523
dc.language.isoenges_ES
dc.publisherUniversidade da Coruñaes_ES
dc.rights.accessRightsopen access
dc.subjectCave bearses_ES
dc.subjectDemographyes_ES
dc.subjectSexual dimorphismes_ES
dc.subjectAgeinges_ES
dc.subjectGermanyes_ES
dc.titleAge structure and sex ratio of cave bears in the Zoolithenhöhle, southern Germanyes_ES
dc.title.alternativeEstructura de edades y proporción de sexos del Oso de las Cavernas de Zoolithenhöhle, Alemania
dc.typejournal articlees_ES
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