Rise and fall of the Beringian steppe bison
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Rise and fall of the Beringian steppe bison. / Shapiro, B.; Drummond, A. J.; Rambaut, A.; Wilson, M. C.; Matheus, P. E.; Sher, A. V.; Pybus, O. G.; Gilbert, M. T. P.; Barnes, I.; Binladen, J.; Willerslev, E.; Hansen, Anders J.; Baryshnikov, G. F.; Burns, J. A.; Davydov, S.; Driver, J. C.; Froese, D. G.; Harington, C. R.; Keddie, G.; Kosintsev, P.; Kunz, M. L.; Martin, L. D.; Stephenson, R. O.; Storer, J.; Tedford, R.; Zimov, S.; Cooper, A.
In: Science, Vol. 306, No. 5701, 2004, p. 1561-5.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Rise and fall of the Beringian steppe bison
AU - Shapiro, B.
AU - Drummond, A. J.
AU - Rambaut, A.
AU - Wilson, M. C.
AU - Matheus, P. E.
AU - Sher, A. V.
AU - Pybus, O. G.
AU - Gilbert, M. T. P.
AU - Barnes, I.
AU - Binladen, J.
AU - Willerslev, E.
AU - Hansen, Anders J.
AU - Baryshnikov, G. F.
AU - Burns, J. A.
AU - Davydov, S.
AU - Driver, J. C.
AU - Froese, D. G.
AU - Harington, C. R.
AU - Keddie, G.
AU - Kosintsev, P.
AU - Kunz, M. L.
AU - Martin, L. D.
AU - Stephenson, R. O.
AU - Storer, J.
AU - Tedford, R.
AU - Zimov, S.
AU - Cooper, A.
N1 - 875ST Times Cited:123 Cited References Count:30
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - The widespread extinctions of large mammals at the end of the Pleistocene epoch have often been attributed to the depredations of humans; here we present genetic evidence that questions this assumption. We used ancient DNA and Bayesian techniques to reconstruct a detailed genetic history of bison throughout the late Pleistocene and Holocene epochs. Our analyses depict a large diverse population living throughout Beringia until around 37,000 years before the present, when the population's genetic diversity began to decline dramatically. The timing of this decline correlates with environmental changes associated with the onset of the last glacial cycle, whereas archaeological evidence does, not support the presence of large populations of humans in Eastern Beringia until more than 15,000 years later. Udgivelsesdato: 2004 Nov 26
AB - The widespread extinctions of large mammals at the end of the Pleistocene epoch have often been attributed to the depredations of humans; here we present genetic evidence that questions this assumption. We used ancient DNA and Bayesian techniques to reconstruct a detailed genetic history of bison throughout the late Pleistocene and Holocene epochs. Our analyses depict a large diverse population living throughout Beringia until around 37,000 years before the present, when the population's genetic diversity began to decline dramatically. The timing of this decline correlates with environmental changes associated with the onset of the last glacial cycle, whereas archaeological evidence does, not support the presence of large populations of humans in Eastern Beringia until more than 15,000 years later. Udgivelsesdato: 2004 Nov 26
U2 - 10.1126/science.1101074
DO - 10.1126/science.1101074
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 15567864
VL - 306
SP - 1561
EP - 1565
JO - Science
JF - Science
SN - 0036-8075
IS - 5701
ER -
ID: 14152795