Although the first ancient DNA molecules were extracted more than three decades ago, the
first ancient nuclear genomes could only be characterized after high-throughput sequencing …

Growth in fundamental drivers—energy use, economic productivity and population—can
provide quantitative indications of the proposed boundary between the Holocene Epoch and …

Vertebrate palaeontology is a lively field, with new discoveries reported every week... and
not only dinosaurs! This new edition reflects the international scope of vertebrate …

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 …

Theory regarding the causation of mass extinctions is in need of systematization, which is
the focus of this contribution. Every mass extinction has both an ultimate cause, ie the trigger …

Population Genetics and Microevolutionary Theory Explore the fundamentals of the
biological implications of population genetic theory In the newly revised Second Edition of …

The opening chapters introduce the essential molecular and genetic concepts that underpin
the subject and describe key molecular tools and methods available to the ecologist …

Due to our intensive subsistence and habitat-modification strategies—including broad-
spectrum harvesting and predation, widespread landscape burning, settlement construction …

Debate over the Late Quaternary megafaunal extinctions has focussed on whether human
colonisation or climatic changes were more important drivers of extinction, with few …

Understanding the role of climate change, resource availability, and population growth in
human mobility remains critically important in anthropology. Researching linkages between …