The Invaders How Humans and Their Dogs Drove Neanderthals to Extinction

Humans domesticated dogs soon after Neanderthals began to disappear. This alliance between two predator species, Pat Shipman hypothesizes, made possible unprecedented success in hunting large Ice Age mammals-a distinct and ultimately decisive advantage for human invaders at a time when climate chang...

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1. Verfasser:
Shipman, Pat
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Cambridge, MA Harvard University Press [2015]
Ausgabe:
Pilot project. eBook available to selected US libraries only
Zusammenfassung:
Humans domesticated dogs soon after Neanderthals began to disappear. This alliance between two predator species, Pat Shipman hypothesizes, made possible unprecedented success in hunting large Ice Age mammals-a distinct and ultimately decisive advantage for human invaders at a time when climate change made both humans and Neanderthals vulnerable
Umfang:
1 online resource (288 p.) 19 halftones, 4 line illustrations, 2 tables
ISBN:
9780674425385
DOI:
10.4159/9780674425385?locatt=mode:legacy
Zugangseinschränkungen:
restricted access
Schlagworte:
Dogs / Evolution
Human beings / Migrations
Human beings / Origin
Human beings
Human evolution
Human-animal relationships / History
Neanderthals
Predation (Biology)
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution
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