Diets estimated from different proxies such as stable isotopes, stomach contents, and dental
microwear often disagree, leading to nominally well‐supported but greatly differing …

The ecology of Neanderthals is a pressing question in the study of hominin evolution. Diet
appears to have played a prominent role in their adaptation to Eurasia. Based on isotope …

What an animal eats is a fundamental aspect of its biology, but the evolution of diet has not
been studied across animal phylogeny. Here, we performed a large-scale phylogenetic …

Longitudinal studies have revealed how variation in resource use within consumer
populations can impact their dynamics and functional significance in communities. Here, we …

Determining diet is a key prerequisite for understanding species interactions, food web
structure and ecological dynamics. In recent years, there has been considerable …

Estimates of the human trophic level and dietary quality during the Paleolithic are the basis
for many hypotheses and interpretations regarding human evolution and behavior. We …

Zooarchaeological data on small game use hold much potential for identifying and dating
Paleolithic demographic pulses in time and space, such as those associated with modern …

Diet and body mass are highly important factors in mammalian ecology, and they have also
proven to be powerful paleoecological indicators. Our previous research has proposed a …

The teeth of mammals are the key interface between food and animal–where the rubber
meets the road. Mammals generally use their teeth for mechanical processing, thereby …

Archaeological applications of foraging theory models require that variables derived from
ecological considerations be translated into archaeological terms. Here, we explore some of …