This paper reviews some of the main advances in our understanding of human evolution
over the last 1 million years, presenting a holistic overview of a field defined by …

Fossil evidence indicates that numerous catarrhine clades of African origin expanded or
shifted their ranges into Eurasia, among them macaques Macaca Lacépède, 1799 …

Abstract The recently established Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park has designated
the Hainan gibbon (Nomascus hainanus) as its flagship species, providing new hope for …

Dental caries has been reported in a variety of primates, although it is still considered rare in
wild populations. In this study, 11 catarrhine primate taxa (n= 339 individuals; 7946 teeth) …

Objectives A tooth chip occurs when a hard object forcefully contacts the surface of the tooth,
typically removing enamel from the occlusal edge. In this study, chipping patterns in extant …

The Earliest Europeans explores the early origins of man in Europe through the perspective
of 'a year in the life': how hominins in the Lower Palaeolithic coped with the year-round …

Dental wear is the loss of dental hard tissues not caused by pathology or trauma. It consists
of three main categories: attrition, abrasion, and erosion (Kaidonis, 2008; Grimoud et al …

Aim Understanding patterns and processes of geographic genetic variation within and
among closely related species is the essence of phylogeography. Japanese macaques, also …

Objectives In many taxa, adverse early‐life environments are associated with reduced
growth and smaller body size in adulthood. However, in wild primates, we know very little …

The effects of climate change on plants and animals have been examined across numerous
species, yet little evidence has been produced to demonstrate an influence on human …