We examined the sequence variation of mitochondrial DNA control region and cytochrome b
gene of the house mouse (Mus musculus sensu lato) drawn from ca. 200 localities, with 286 …

Evaluating the impact of climate change on Neanderthal groups is frequently hindered by
the lack of adequate palaeoenvironmental data. Here, we explore how data concerning …

The role that humans played in the extinction of Pleistocene proboscideans is highly
controversial. Ethnohistoric records of elephant hunting, in concert with theoretical …

Terrestrial ecosystems have continuously evolved throughout the Late Pleistocene and the
Holocene, deeply affected by both progressive environmental and climatic modifications, as …

Providing an underutilized source of information for paleoenvironmental reconstructions,
birds are rarely used to infer paleoenvironments despite their well-known ecology and …

The historical biogeography of the terrestrial mammals in Europe has been widely studied
on the basis of fossil records and molecular makers. However, to date, only one model of …

A recent update of the PALEOFAUNA database (including new 14 C dates) revealed new
insights in the changes in the geographical distribution and the (local) extinction of larger …

Climate changes that occurred during the Late Pleistocene have profound effects on the
distribution of many plant and animal species and influenced the formation of contemporary …

The proposed dietary pattern of extinct Late Pleistocene cave bears (Ursus spelaeus
Rosenmüller, 1794) has become controversial, as some authors have suggested that they …

The saiga antelope (Saiga tatarica), which today is a specialist steppe herbivore adapted to
long-distance migrations in massive herds, appeared at irregular intervals in the Late …