Dwarfism and gigantism drive human-mediated extinctions on islands

R Rozzi, MV Lomolino, AAE van der Geer, D Silvestro… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Islands have long been recognized as distinctive evolutionary arenas leading to
morphologically divergent species, such as dwarfs and giants. We assessed how body size …

Local Wisdom in the Spatial Patterns of the Fatubesi Traditional Village, Belu, East Nusa Tenggara

N Rema, N Arisanti, NPE Juliawati… - … on Linguistics and …, 2023 - atlantis-press.com
Even though the people have lived a modern life, the Fatubesi traditional village still
maintains its traditional village spatial patterns. This survival occurs because of the …

[PDF][PDF] Human Evolution in the Asia-Pacific Realm: Proceedings of the 1st Asia-Pacific Conference on Human Evolution

J Louys, M Duval - 2021 - cir.cenieh.es
A spate of recent discoveries has highlighted the complex and multidimensional nature of
movements of hominins, and in particular Homo sapiens, from Africa into Asia and beyond …

[HTML][HTML] The Lesser Sundas Part 2: Timor and the Remaining Isles

SBK Thomsen - theextinctions.com
The treasure trove of fossils at Liang Bua paint a compelling ecosystem present in Flores
and Sumba consisting of everything from giant storks to tiny hominids, all of which was …