Global importance of Indigenous Peoples, their lands, and knowledge systems for saving the world's primates from extinction
Primates, represented by 521 species, are distributed across 91 countries primarily in the
Neotropic, Afrotropic, and Indo-Malayan realms. Primates inhabit a wide range of habitats …
Neotropic, Afrotropic, and Indo-Malayan realms. Primates inhabit a wide range of habitats …
Madagascar's extraordinary biodiversity: Evolution, distribution, and use
Madagascar's biota is hyperdiverse and includes exceptional levels of endemicity. We
review the current state of knowledge on Madagascar's past and current terrestrial and …
review the current state of knowledge on Madagascar's past and current terrestrial and …
African genetic diversity and adaptation inform a precision medicine agenda
The deep evolutionary history of African populations, since the emergence of modern
humans more than 300,000 years ago, has resulted in high genetic diversity and …
humans more than 300,000 years ago, has resulted in high genetic diversity and …
Island biodiversity in the Anthropocene
JC Russell, C Kueffer - Annual Review of Environment and …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Biodiversity on marine islands is characterized by unique biogeographic, phylogenetic and
functional characteristics. Islands hold a disproportionate amount of the world's biodiversity …
functional characteristics. Islands hold a disproportionate amount of the world's biodiversity …
Early Holocene human presence in Madagascar evidenced by exploitation of avian megafauna
J Hansford, PC Wright, A Rasoamiaramanana… - Science …, 2018 - science.org
Previous research suggests that people first arrived on Madagascar by~ 2500 years before
present (years BP). This hypothesis is consistent with butchery marks on extinct lemur bones …
present (years BP). This hypothesis is consistent with butchery marks on extinct lemur bones …
A critical review of radiocarbon dates clarifies the human settlement of Madagascar
The timing of the human settlement of Madagascar, one of the last large landmasses to be
settled by people, remains a key topic of debate in archaeology. Despite decades of …
settled by people, remains a key topic of debate in archaeology. Despite decades of …
Late Holocene spread of pastoralism coincides with endemic megafaunal extinction on Madagascar
SW Hixon, KG Douglass… - … of the Royal …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Recently expanded estimates for when humans arrived on Madagascar (up to
approximately 10 000 years ago) highlight questions about the causes of the island's …
approximately 10 000 years ago) highlight questions about the causes of the island's …
Genomic perspectives on human dispersals during the Holocene
Nearly 20 y ago, Jared Diamond and Peter Bellwood reviewed the evidence for the
associated spread of farming and large language families by the demographic expansions …
associated spread of farming and large language families by the demographic expansions …
[HTML][HTML] African bushpigs exhibit porous species boundaries and appeared in Madagascar concurrently with human arrival
Several African mammals exhibit a phylogeographic pattern where closely related taxa are
split between West/Central and East/Southern Africa, but their evolutionary relationships and …
split between West/Central and East/Southern Africa, but their evolutionary relationships and …
A new interpretation of Madagascar's megafaunal decline: The “Subsistence Shift Hypothesis”
Fundamental disagreements remain regarding the relative importance of climate change
and human activities as triggers for Madagascar's Holocene megafaunal extinction. We use …
and human activities as triggers for Madagascar's Holocene megafaunal extinction. We use …