The family Rhinocerotidae is a key component of the Cenozoic European fauna. It reached
its peak diversity during Miocene and began to decline in the Pliocene; the last …

Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) lineages are recognized as important components of intra-and
interspecific biodiversity, and allow to reveal colonization routes and phylogeographic …

Genome‐wide technologies open up new possibilities to clarify questions on genetic
structure and phylogeographic history of taxa previously studied with microsatellite loci and …

Red deer (Cervus elaphus/hanglu/canadensis) are a group of closely-related species that
survived through the Last Glacial period in Eurasia and expanded into North America. The …

Aim Understanding the drivers of species distribution ranges and population genetic
structure can help predict species' responses to global change, while mitigating threats to …

Antler is one of the primary animal raw materials exploited for technical purposes by the
hunter-gatherer groups of the Eurasian Upper Palaeolithic (UP) all over the ecological range …

Abstract Although the European Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) is one of the most
common and widespread ungulate species in Europe and inhabiting a variety of habitats …

The giant deer, widespread in northern Eurasia during the Late Pleistocene, have been
classified as western Megaloceros and eastern Sinomegaceros through morphological …

We present an analysis and interpretation of current knowledge on Paleolithic diet in Siberia
and Eastern Europe, based on C and N stable isotope ratios in bone collagen of the pre …

This comprehensive species-specific chapter covers all aspects of the mammalian biology,
including paleontology, physiology, genetics, reproduction and development, ecology …