THE MORPHOMETRY AND THE OCCURRENCE OF CERVUS ELAPHUS (MAMMALIA, CERVIDAE) FROM THE LATE PLEISTOCENE OF THE ITALIAN PENINSULA
The evolutionary trends and adaptations of the red deer from the Middle Pleistocene to the present day are well documented in Eurasia.These are generally explained by the high capability of this deer to adapt to different enviromental and climatic conditions.The large number of subspecies attributed to Cervus elaphus , often limited to specific pal