Ancient DNA analyses exclude humans as the driving force behind late Pleistocene musk ox (Ovibos moschatus) population dynamics.

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Ancient DNA analyses exclude humans as the driving force behind late Pleistocene musk ox (Ovibos moschatus) population dynamics.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 23 Mar 2010

Campos Paula F, Willerslev Eske, Sher Andrei, Orlando Ludovic, Axelsson Erik, Tikhonov Alexei, Aaris-Sørensen Kim, Greenwood Alex D, Kahlke Ralf-Dietrich, Kosintsev Pavel, Krakhmalnaya Tatiana, Kuznetsova Tatyana, Lemey Philippe, MacPhee Ross, Norris Christopher A, Shepherd Kieran, Suchard Marc A, Zazula Grant D, Shapiro Beth, Gilbert M Thomas P

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The causes of the late Pleistocene megafaunal extinctions are poorly understood. Different lines of evidence point to climate change, the arrival of humans, or a combination of these events as the trigger. Although many species went extinct, others, such as caribou and bison, survived to the present. The musk ox has an intermediate story: relatively abundant during the Pleistocene, it is now restricted to...

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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0907189107
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