The origins and persistence of Homo floresiensis on Flores: biogeographical and ecological perspectives

RW Dennell, J Louys, HJ O'Regan… - Quaternary Science …, 2014 - Elsevier
The finding of archaeological evidence predating 1 Ma and a small hominin species (Homo
floresiensis) on Flores, Indonesia, has stimulated much research on its origins and ancestry …

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 …

Integrating phylogenetic and taxonomic evidence illuminates complex biogeographic patterns along Huxley's modification of Wallace's Line

JA Esselstyn, CH Oliveros, RG Moyle… - Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Nearly 150 years ago, TH Huxley modified Wallace's Line, including the island of
Palawan as a component of the Asian biogeographic realm and separating it from the …

[图书][B] From Arabia to the Pacific: How our species colonised Asia

R Dennell - 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
Drawing upon invasion biology and the latest archaeological, skeletal and environment
evidence, From Arabia to the Pacific documents the migration of humans into Asia, and …

Palaeozoology of palawan island, Philippines

PJ Piper, J Ochoa, EC Robles, H Lewis, V Paz - Quaternary International, 2011 - Elsevier
Excavations at the Ille site in north Palawan have produced a large Terminal Pleistocene to
Late Holocene faunal assemblage. Derived both from the natural deaths of small mammals …

Timing of the emergence of the Europe–Sicily bridge (40–17 cal ka BP) and its implications for the spread of modern humans

F Antonioli, V Lo Presti, MG Morticelli… - Geological Society …, 2016 - lyellcollection.org
The submerged sill in the Strait of Messina, which is located today at a minimum depth of 81
m below sea level (bsl), represents the only land connection between Sicily and mainland …

[图书][B] The Sundarbans tiger: adaptation, population status and conflict management

ACD Barlow - 2009 - search.proquest.com
Abstract The Sundarbans of India and Bangladesh is the only mangrove in the world where
tigers still live. The Sundarbans is of relatively recent origin and has gone through …

Adaptation and foraging from the terminal Pleistocene to the early Holocene: excavation at Bubog on Ilin Island, Philippines

AF Pawlik, PJ Piper, MGPG Faylona… - Journal of Field …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The recently discovered human remains from Callao Cave, northern Luzon, Philippines
securely date the migration of hominins into the Philippines to ca. 70 kya (thousands of …

Paleontology to policy: the Quaternary history of Southeast Asian tapirs (Tapiridae) in relation to large mammal species turnover, with a proposal for conservation of …

EO Cranbrook, PJ Piper - Integrative Zoology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Southeast Asian zoogeographical region is divided into Indochinese, Sundaic
and Philippine subregions. Two clades of tapirs, Tapirus spp., have been recognized in …

Rewilding the tropics, and other conservation translocations strategies in the tropical A sia‐P acific region

J Louys, RT Corlett, GJ Price, S Hawkins… - Ecology and …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Alarm over the prospects for survival of species in a rapidly changing world has encouraged
discussion of translocation conservation strategies that move beyond the focus of 'at …