Rise and fall of the Beringian steppe bison.

B, Shapiro; AJ, Drummond; A, Rambaut; MC, Wilson; PE, Matheus; AV, Sher; OG, Pybus; MT, Gilbert; I, Barnes; J, Binladen; E, Willerslev; AJ, Hansen; GF, Baryshnikov; JA, Burns; S, Davydov; JC, Driver; DG, Froese; CR, Harington; G, Keddie; P, Kosintsev; ML, Kunz; LD, Martin; RO, Stephenson; J, Storer; R, Tedford; S, Zimov; A, Cooper

doi:10.1126/science.1101074

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Rise and fall of the Beringian steppe bison.

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Shapiro B

Drummond AJ

Rambaut A

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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