Prey Size Decline as a Unifying Ecological Selecting Agent in Pleistocene Human Evolution
We hypothesize that megafauna extinctions throughout the Pleistocene, that led to a progressive decline in large prey availability, were a primary selecting agent in key evolutionary and cultural changes in human prehistory. The Pleistocene human past is characterized by a series of transformations...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-02-01
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| Series: | Quaternary |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2571-550X/4/1/7 |