Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) are the only great apes that inhabit hot, dry, and open
savannas. We review the environmental pressures of savannas on chimpanzees, such as …

Beginning with Darwin, some have argued that predation on other vertebrates dates to the
earliest stages of hominid evolution, and can explain many uniquely human anatomical and …

Tooth wear in primates is caused by aging and ecological factors. However, comparative
data that would allow us to delineate the contribution of each of these factors are lacking …

We present information on food hardness and monthly dietary changes in female sooty
mangabeys (Cercocebus atys) in Tai Forest, Ivory Coast to reassess the hypothesis that …

It is hypothesized that tool-assisted excavation of plant underground storage organs (USOs)
played an adaptive role in hominin evolution and was also once considered a uniquely …

Renewed fieldwork from 2003 through 2008 at the Australopithecus anamensis type-site of
Kanapoi, Kenya, yielded nine new fossils attributable to this species. These fossils all date to …

Pygmy hunter-gatherers from Central Africa have shared a network of socioeconomic
interactions with non-Pygmy Bantu speakers since agropastoral lifestyle spread across sub …

There is much debate on the dietary adaptations of the robust hominin lineages during the
Pliocene-Pleistocene transition. It has been argued that the shift from C3 to C4 ecosystems …

This study aims to characterize the dietary habits of the Barcelona plain (Spain) population
during the Early Bronze Age. An analysis of buccal microwear has been performed on 467 …

Stable carbon isotope studies suggest that early hominins may have diversified their diet as
early as 3.76 Ma. Early Pliocene hominins, including Australopithecus anamensis, had diets …