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Historical Biology
An International Journal of Paleobiology
Volume 31, 2019 - Issue 4: SI: Cave Bear
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Diet reconstruction in cave bears from craniodental morphology: past evidences, new results and future directions

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Pages 500-509 | Received 19 Oct 2018, Accepted 10 Nov 2018, Published online: 04 Dec 2018

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