The eagle owl (<I>Bubo bubo</I>) as a leporid remains accumulator: taphonomic analysis of modern rabbit remains recovered from nests of this predator Export

@article{citeulike:3199626, abstract = {The eagle owl (Bubo bubo) is the main leporid predator among nocturnal raptors. Although its role as an accumulator of leporid remains in archaeological sites has already been demonstrated, the taphonomic signature of this predator has not been properly characterised. Here we present the analysis of two samples of modern leporid remains recovered from eagle owls' nests with the aim of contributing new data to this subject. Results show that although variability occurs, the observed anatomical representation, breakage and digestion patterns allow us to distinguish this raptor from other rabbit predators. Finally, several characteristic features are noted to distinguish eagle owls as agents of leporid bone accumulations in the fossil record. Copyright {\copyright} 2008 John Wiley \& Sons, Ltd.}, address = {SERP, Departament de Prehist\`{o}ria, Hist\`{o}ria Antiga i Arqueologia, Facultat de Geografia i Hist\`{o}ria, Universitat de Barcelona, Montalegre 6, 08001 Barcelona, Spain; Laborat\'{o}rio de Arqueozoologia, IGESPAR, I. P., Avenida da \'{I}ndia 136, 1300-300 Lisbon, Portugal}, author = {Lloveras, L. and Moreno-Garc\'{\i}a, M. and Nadal, J.}, citeulike-article-id = {3199626}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/oa.995}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/121385130/ABSTRACT}, doi = {10.1002/oa.995}, journal = {International Journal of Osteoarchaeology}, keywords = {200809, archeozoologie, contemporain, espagne, taphonomie}, number = {9999}, pages = {n/a+}, posted-at = {2008-09-06 14:06:50}, priority = {2}, title = {The eagle owl (<I>Bubo bubo</I>) as a leporid remains accumulator: taphonomic analysis of modern rabbit remains recovered from nests of this predator}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/oa.995}, volume = {9999}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3199626 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3199626 N2 - The eagle owl (Bubo bubo) is the main leporid predator among nocturnal raptors. Although its role as an accumulator of leporid remains in archaeological sites has already been demonstrated, the taphonomic signature of this predator has not been properly characterised. Here we present the analysis of two samples of modern leporid remains recovered from eagle owls' nests with the aim of contributing new data to this subject. Results show that although variability occurs, the observed anatomical representation, breakage and digestion patterns allow us to distinguish this raptor from other rabbit predators. Finally, several characteristic features are noted to distinguish eagle owls as agents of leporid bone accumulations in the fossil record. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. IS - 9999 JF - International Journal of Osteoarchaeology AD - SERP, Departament de Prehistòria, Història Antiga i Arqueologia, Facultat de Geografia i Història, Universitat de Barcelona, Montalegre 6, 08001 Barcelona, Spain; Laboratório de Arqueozoologia, IGESPAR, I. P., Avenida da Índia 136, 1300-300 Lisbon, Portugal TI - The eagle owl (<I>Bubo bubo</I>) as a leporid remains accumulator: taphonomic analysis of modern rabbit remains recovered from nests of this predator VL - 9999 SP - n/a KW - 200809 KW - archeozoologie KW - contemporain KW - espagne KW - taphonomie AU - Lloveras, L AU - Moreno-García, M AU - Nadal, J PY - 2008/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/oa.995 ER -