Despite being widely spread and a source of potential harm to host ecosystems and human
activities, a review of the worldwide distribution of the fallow deer (FD, Dama dama) has …

Over the last 10,000 y, humans have manipulated fallow deer populations with varying
outcomes. Persian fallow deer (Dama mesopotamica) are now endangered. European …

ABSTRACT The Iberian Peninsula is witnessing ever‐faster environmental changes, and
new challenges for wild ungulates are continuously emerging as they become more …

This chapter describes the history of mammal species and their zoogeographical patterns
during the Late Pleistocene and Holocene. The scientific results of the past 20 years on …

Barbed bone points originally deposited in Doggerland are regularly collected from the
shores of the Netherlands. Their typology and direct 14 C dating suggest they are of …

Anthropogenic factors have impacted the diversity and evolutionary trajectory of various
species. This can be through factors such as pressure on population size or range, habitat …

Recent experiments have demonstrated that carnivores and ungulates in Africa, Asia,
Europe and North America fear the human 'super predator'far more than other predators …

Among meats alternative to those of traditionally farmed animals, deer has a long history in
western culture as a result of being one of the main big game species. Although there is …

Nature's contributions to people (NCP) are all the contributions of living nature, both
beneficial and detrimental, to the societies' life's quality. Ungulates play this dual role of …

The aim of the study was to use total DNA obtained from bone material to identify species of
free-living animals based on the analysis of mtDNA fragments by molecular methods using …