Climate change in the past has led to significant changes in species' distributions. However,
how individual species respond to climate change depends largely on their adaptations and …

the claim of consistent hemispheric specialisations across classes of chordates is
undermined by the absence of population-based directional asymmetry of paw/hand use in …

Bayesian models have proved very powerful in analyzing large datasets of radiocarbon
(14C) measurements from specific sites and in regional cultural or political models. These …

The processes leading up to species extinctions are typically characterized by prolonged
declines in population size and geographic distribution, followed by a phase in which …

Between fifty and ten thousand years ago, most large mammals became extinct everywhere
except Africa. Slow-breeding animals also were hard hit, regardless of size. This unusual …

Continental-scale estimates of vegetation cover, including land-surface properties and
biogeographic trends, reflect the response of plant species to climate change over the past …

Despite decades of research, the roles of climate and humans in driving the dramatic
extinctions of large-bodied mammals during the Late Quaternary period remain contentious …

This paper provides an overview of the contentious issue of global megafaunal extinctions in
the Late Quaternary. The main proposed causes are 'overkill', environmental change or a …

Exploring prehistoric variation in human–environmental interaction is critical for
understanding the historical patterns and mechanisms of long-term human–land evolution …

In this paper, we expand upon a prior study [Surovell, TA, Brantingham, PJ, 2007. A note on
the use of temporal frequency distributions in studies of prehistoric demography. Journal of …