Death in the slow lane

作者: Marcel Cardillo , Adrian Lister

DOI: 10.1038/419440A

关键词: PleistoceneGeographyEcologyExtinct speciesClimate change

摘要: Were the Late Pleistocene extinctions of large mammals result climate change or big-game hunting by humans? Reconstructing biology extinct species provides clues to answer.

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