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Shipman, Pat, 1949-
Subjects
Human beings -- Origin.
Human beings -- Migrations.
Human evolution.
Neanderthals.
Dogs -- Evolution.
Human-animal relationships -- History.
Predation (Biology)
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Shipman, Pat, 1949-
Human beings -- Origin.
Human beings -- Migrations.
Human evolution.
Neanderthals.
Dogs -- Evolution.
Human-animal relationships -- History.
Predation (Biology)
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The
invaders
:
how
humans
and
their
dogs
drove
Neanderthals
to
extinction
/ Pat Shipman.
by
Shipman, Pat, 1949-
Harvard University Press, [2015]
Call #:
569.9 S557i
Subjects
Human beings -- Origin.
Human beings -- Migrations.
Human evolution.
Neanderthals
.
Dogs
-- Evolution.
Human-animal relationships -- History.
Predation (Biology)
ISBN:
9780674736764 (hc.)
0674736761 (hc.)
Description:
xiii, 266 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
And he is us -- Here we come, ready or not -- Time is of the essence -- Who wins in an invasion? --
How
do you know that? -- What's for dinner? -- What does an invasion look like? -- Going, going, gone -- Guess who else is coming for dinner? -- Bearing up under competition pressure -- The Jagger principle -- Dogged -- Why
dogs
? -- When is a wolf not a wolf? -- What happened and why.
Summary:
"With
their
large brains, sturdy physique, sophisticated tools, and hunting skills,
Neanderthals
are the closest known relatives to
humans
. Approximately 200,000 years ago, as modern
humans
began to radiate out from
their
evolutionary birthplace in Africa,
Neanderthals
were already thriving in Europe, descendants of a much earlier migration of the African genus Homo. But when modern
humans
eventually made
their
way to Europe 45,000 years ago,
Neanderthals
suddenly vanished. Ever since the first Neanderthal bones were identified in 1856, scientists have been vexed by the question, why did modern
humans
survive while
their
evolutionary cousins went extinct? This book presents compelling evidence that the major factor in the
Neanderthals
demise was direct competition with newly arriving
humans
. Drawing on insights from the field of invasion biology, which predicts that the species ecologically closest to the invasive predator will face the greatest competition, Pat Shipman traces the devastating impact of a growing human population: reduction of
Neanderthals
geographic range, isolation into small groups, and loss of genetic diversity. But modern
humans
were not the only
invaders
who competed with
Neanderthals
for big game. Shipman reveals fascinating confirmation of
humans
partnership with the first domesticated wolf-dogs soon after
Neanderthals
first began to disappear. This alliance between two predator species, she hypothesizes, made possible an unprecedented degree of success in hunting large Ice Age mammals -- a distinct and ultimately decisive advantage for
humans
over
Neanderthals
at a time when climate change made both groups vulnerable"--Provided by publisher.
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