An earth-science-based classification of islands within the Pacific Basin resulted from the
preparation of a database describing the location, area, and type of 1779 islands, where …

The spatio-temporal distribution of archaeological sites in the Hokkaido region reveals
hunter–gatherer population dynamics from the Upper Palaeolithic (> 14,000 cal. yr BP) …

Abstract Analysis of the spatial and temporal structure of global island colonization allows us
to frame the extent of insular human cultural diversity, model the impact of common …

Background Determining reliable evolutionary rates of molecular markers is essential in
illustrating historical episodes with phylogenetic inferences. Although emerging evidence …

Semi-natural grassland areas expanded worldwide several thousand years ago following
an increase in anthropogenic activities. However, semi-natural grassland habitat areas have …

Large‐scale atmospheric circulation patterns, such as the East Asian monsoon, have been
proposed as possible feedbacks of the mid‐Pleistocene transition (MPT). Marine sediments …

The magnitude and rate of Late Pleistocene–Holocene vertical tectonic movements offshore
of the Capo Vaticano Promontory (western Calabria, southern Italy) have been measured on …

Millennial scale variations of terrigenous provenance in marine realm are closely related to
regional environment and climate changes. Therefore, a wealth of information of past …

Abstract To understand the Late Pleistocene human dispersals to the Japanese
Archipelago, we examine the paleobathymetric changes in and around the archipelago …

Host shifts represent the advancement of a novel niche and often lead to speciation in
symbionts. However, its mechanisms are not well understood. Here, we focused on the alga …