Rise and Fall of the Beringian Steppe Bison

Shapiro, Beth; J. Drummond, Alexei; Rambaut, Andrew; C. Wilson, Michael; Matheus, Paul; Sher, Andrei; G. Pybus, Oliver; Thomas P. Gilbert, M.; Barnes, Ian; Binladen, Jonas; Willerslev, Eske; J. Hansen, Anders; F. Baryshnikov, Gennady; A. Burns, James; P. Davydov, S.; C. Driver, Jonathan; Froese, Duane; R. Harington, C.; Keddie, Grant; А. Косинцев, П.; Kunz, Michael; D. Martin, Larry; O. Stephenson, Robert; E. Storer, John; H. Tedford, Richard; A. Zimov, S.; Cooper, Alan

doi:10.1126/science.1101074

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Rise and Fall of the Beringian Steppe Bison

Published in Science • Nov 26, 2004

Authors:

Beth Shapiro

Alexei J. Drummond

Andrew Rambaut

Abstract

The widespread extinctions of large mammals at the end of the Pleistocene epoch have often been attributed to the depredations of humans; here we present genetic evidence that questions this assumption. We used ancient DNA and Bayesian techniques to reconstruct a detailed genetic history of bison th...

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Beringia

Pleistocene

Ancient DNA

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