The number of published studies using geometric morphometrics (GM) for analysing
biological shape has increased steadily since the beginning of the 1990s, covering multiple …

More than 300 cave bear bones from all over Europe have carbon and nitrogen isotopic
composition that match overwhelmingly a diet based on plants, except for samples from two …

Abstract The Cave Bear, Ursus spelaeus (sensu lato), was one of many megafaunal species
that became extinct during the Late Pleistocene in Europe. With new data we revisit the …

The study of dental wear was first used years ago to infer the palaeoecology of fossil
mammals and in particular their diet. Results depend predominantly on the scale of the …

Populations undergoing rapid climate-driven range expansion experience distinct selection
regimes dominated both by increased dispersal at the leading edges and steep …

Insights into causes of extinction in fossil animals can contribute to an understanding of how
environmental or anthropogenic processes may affect extant animals. Cave bears that went …

This study investigated the impact of the third dimension in geometric morphometrics (GM)
using sailfin silversides (Telmatherinidae) from the Malili Lakes of Sulawesi (Indonesia). The …

In this study, we want to investigate the covariation in the shape of two carpal bones, the
triquetrum and hamate, and the possible association with locomotor behavior in a broad …

The family Ursidae is currently one of the taxonomic groups with the lowest number of
species among Carnivora. Extant bear species exhibit broad ecological adaptations both at …

Few members of the Pleistocene megafauna have been as extensively studied as cave
bears. Multidisciplinary research into cave bears has provided insights into their …