Dwarfism and gigantism drive human-mediated extinctions on islands

R Rozzi, MV Lomolino, AAE van der Geer, D Silvestro… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Islands have long been recognized as distinctive evolutionary arenas leading to
morphologically divergent species, such as dwarfs and giants. We assessed how body size …

New data on Pleistocene and Holocene herpetofauna of Marie Galante (Blanchard Cave, Guadeloupe Islands, French West Indies): Insular faunal turnover and …

S Bailon, C Bochaton, A Lenoble - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
This work presents the herpetofaunal remains collected from Blanchard Cave (Marie-
Galante, Guadeloupe Archipelago). This site has yielded the oldest stratigraphic layers …

Late Quaternary changes in bat palaeobiodiversity and palaeobiogeography under climatic and anthropogenic pressure: new insights from Marie-Galante, Lesser …

E Stoetzel, A Royer, D Cochard, A Lenoble - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Data on Lesser Antillean Late Quaternary fossil bat assemblages remains limited,
leading to their general exclusion from studies focusing on Caribbean bat palaeobiodiversity …

[HTML][HTML] Fossil and subfossil herpetofauna from Cadet 2 Cave (Marie-Galante, Guadeloupe Islands, FWI): Evolution of an insular herpetofauna since the Late …

C Bochaton, S Grouard, R Cornette, I Ineich… - Comptes Rendus …, 2015 - Elsevier
This study deals with the herpetofaunal fossil and subfossil remains from the Cadet 2 site
(Marie-Galante, Guadeloupean Archipelago). This study provides new data concerning the …

A high-resolution temporal record of environmental changes in the Eastern Caribbean (Guadeloupe) from 40 to 10 ka BP

A Royer, B Malaizé, C Lécuyer, A Queffelec… - Quaternary Science …, 2017 - Elsevier
In neotropical regions, fossil bat guano accumulated over time as laminated layers in caves,
hence providing a high-resolution temporal record of terrestrial environmental changes …

Blanchard Cave 2: A historical period Audubon's shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri) nesting site in Marie-Galante (Guadeloupe islands, FWI)

JB Mallye, S Bailon, C Bochaton, M Gala… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this paper we present a natural deposit in Marie-Galante island (French West Indies),
Blanchard 2, where historical-period Audubon's shearwater remains dominate the …

[PDF][PDF] THE COMMON BLACK-EARED OPOSSUM IN THE SYMBOLIC AND ICONOGRAPHIC UNIVERSE. FROM THE EFFIGY ORNAMENTS IN THE LESSER …

A Bueno Jiménez - Ciencia y Sociedad, 2023 - researchgate.net
This study focuses on the aesthetic analysis, iconographic variants, and symbolism of the
common blackeared opossum (Didelphis marsupialis Linnaeus 1758) in ceramic ornaments …

Morcegos, humanos e pandemias: perspectivas de longa duração para o entendimento das relações entre sociedades e ambientes

C Borges, GP Carneiro - Tessituras: Revista de Antropologia …, 2020 - periodicos.ufpel.edu.br
Recentes associações entre a emergência da pandemia mundial por conta do novo
coronavírus (2019-nCoV) e sua relação direta com o consumo de animais silvestres nos …

Formation processes of maritime archaeological sites in Guadeloupe (French West Indies): A first approach

JS Guibert, C Stouvenot, F Leroy - Formation Processes of Maritime …, 2017 - Springer
Understanding the formation processes of maritime archaeological sites and the maritime
landscape in the French West Indies is a new challenge in underwater archaeology. This …

Bitumen residue on a Late Ceramic Age three-pointer from Marie-Galante, Guadeloupe: Chemical characterization and ligature evidence

N Serrand, S Orsini, E Ribechini… - Journal of Archaeological …, 2018 - Elsevier
Among the most recognizable and enigmatic artefacts found in pre-Columbian
archaeological contexts of the Ceramic Age in the Greater and Lesser Antilles is the three …