The restructuring of ecological networks by the Pleistocene extinction

MM Pires - Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Most terrestrial large mammals went extinct on different continents at the end of the
Pleistocene, between 50,000 and 10,000 years ago. Besides the loss in species diversity …

The isotopic ecology of the mammoth steppe

DG Drucker - Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2022 - annualreviews.org
The Mammoth Steppe was the dominant terrestrial biome of the Northern Hemisphere
during the late Pleistocene. It encompassed a nonanalog community of animals living in a …

Evolutionary history of the extinct wolf population from France in the context of global phylogeographic changes throughout the Holocene

K Doan, A Schnitzler, F Preston, C Griggo… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Phylogeographic patterns in large mammals result from natural environmental factors and
anthropogenic effects, which in some cases include domestication. The grey wolf was once …

After the mammoths: The ecological legacy of late Pleistocene megafauna extinctions

FA Smith, EAE Smith, CP Hedberg… - Cambridge Prisms …, 2023 - cambridge.org
The significant extinctions in Earth history have largely been unpredictable in terms of what
species perish and what traits make species susceptible. The extinctions occurring during …

The evolution of dog diet and foraging: Insights from archaeological canids in Siberia

RJ Losey, T Nomokonova, E Guiry, LS Fleming… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Research on the evolution of dog foraging and diet has largely focused on scavenging
during their initial domestication and genetic adaptations to starch-rich food environments …

[PDF][PDF] Footprints of Wolves and Foxes: Phylogeography and Population History of Canidae

X Zi - 2024 - preprints.org
This review explores the evolutionary history and global expansion of canid species,
focusing on the phylogeny and distribution of existing canids, along with the …

Illuminating the Historical Ecology of Polar Bears (Ursus Maritimus) from the Lancaster Sound Subpopulation, Nunavut, using Stable Isotope Analysis

ZA Landry - 2021 - repository.library.carleton.ca
Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) are among the Arctic species that are most threatened by
climate change. However, little is known about the ecology of polar bears over extended …