Rise and Fall of the Beringian Steppe Bison
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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ftcdlib:oai:escholarship.org:ark:/13030/qt73x1s3zk 2023-09-05T13:24:01+02:00 Rise and Fall of the Beringian Steppe Bison Shapiro, Beth Drummond, Alexei J Rambaut, Andrew Wilson, Michael C Matheus, Paul E Sher, Andrei V Pybus, Oliver G Gilbert, M Thomas P Barnes, Ian Binladen, Jonas Willerslev, Eske Hansen, Anders J Baryshnikov, Gennady F Burns, James A Davydov, Sergei Driver, Jonathan C Froese, Duane G Harington, C Richard Keddie, Grant Kosintsev, Pavel Kunz, Michael L Martin, Larry D Stephenson, Robert O Storer, John Tedford, Richard Zimov, Sergei Cooper, Alan 1561 - 1565 2004-11-26 https://escholarship.org/uc/item/73x1s3zk unknown eScholarship, University of California qt73x1s3zk https://escholarship.org/uc/item/73x1s3zk public Science, vol 306, iss 5701 Genetics Alaska Animals Bayes Theorem Bison Canada China Climate DNA Mitochondrial Environment Fossils Genetic Variation Population Human Activities Humans North America Phylogeny Population Dynamics Sequence Analysis Time General Science & Technology article 2004 ftcdlib 2023-08-21T18:07:29Z 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 throughout the late Pleistocene and Holocene epochs. Our analyses depict a large diverse population living throughout Beringia until around 37,000 years before the present, when the population's genetic diversity began to decline dramatically. The timing of this decline correlates with environmental changes associated with the onset of the last glacial cycle, whereas archaeological evidence does not support the presence of large populations of humans in Eastern Beringia until more than 15,000 years later. Article in Journal/Newspaper Alaska Beringia University of California: eScholarship Canada |
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Genetics Alaska Animals Bayes Theorem Bison Canada China Climate DNA Mitochondrial Environment Fossils Genetic Variation Population Human Activities Humans North America Phylogeny Population Dynamics Sequence Analysis Time General Science & Technology Shapiro, Beth Drummond, Alexei J Rambaut, Andrew Wilson, Michael C Matheus, Paul E Sher, Andrei V Pybus, Oliver G Gilbert, M Thomas P Barnes, Ian Binladen, Jonas Willerslev, Eske Hansen, Anders J Baryshnikov, Gennady F Burns, James A Davydov, Sergei Driver, Jonathan C Froese, Duane G Harington, C Richard Keddie, Grant Kosintsev, Pavel Kunz, Michael L Martin, Larry D Stephenson, Robert O Storer, John Tedford, Richard Zimov, Sergei Cooper, Alan Rise and Fall of the Beringian Steppe Bison |
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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 throughout the late Pleistocene and Holocene epochs. Our analyses depict a large diverse population living throughout Beringia until around 37,000 years before the present, when the population's genetic diversity began to decline dramatically. The timing of this decline correlates with environmental changes associated with the onset of the last glacial cycle, whereas archaeological evidence does not support the presence of large populations of humans in Eastern Beringia until more than 15,000 years later. |
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Shapiro, Beth Drummond, Alexei J Rambaut, Andrew Wilson, Michael C Matheus, Paul E Sher, Andrei V Pybus, Oliver G Gilbert, M Thomas P Barnes, Ian Binladen, Jonas Willerslev, Eske Hansen, Anders J Baryshnikov, Gennady F Burns, James A Davydov, Sergei Driver, Jonathan C Froese, Duane G Harington, C Richard Keddie, Grant Kosintsev, Pavel Kunz, Michael L Martin, Larry D Stephenson, Robert O Storer, John Tedford, Richard Zimov, Sergei Cooper, Alan |
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Shapiro, Beth Drummond, Alexei J Rambaut, Andrew Wilson, Michael C Matheus, Paul E Sher, Andrei V Pybus, Oliver G Gilbert, M Thomas P Barnes, Ian Binladen, Jonas Willerslev, Eske Hansen, Anders J Baryshnikov, Gennady F Burns, James A Davydov, Sergei Driver, Jonathan C Froese, Duane G Harington, C Richard Keddie, Grant Kosintsev, Pavel Kunz, Michael L Martin, Larry D Stephenson, Robert O Storer, John Tedford, Richard Zimov, Sergei Cooper, Alan |
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Rise and Fall of the Beringian Steppe Bison |
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Rise and Fall of the Beringian Steppe Bison |
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Rise and Fall of the Beringian Steppe Bison |
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Rise and Fall of the Beringian Steppe Bison |
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