Following the niche: the differential impact of the last glacial maximum on four European ungulates

Michela Leonardi; Francesco Boschin; Paolo Boscato; Andrea Manica

doi:10.1038/s42003-022-03993-7

Communications Biology (Sep 2022)

Following the niche: the differential impact of the last glacial maximum on four European ungulates

Michela Leonardi,
Francesco Boschin,
Paolo Boscato,
Andrea Manica

Affiliations

Michela Leonardi: Evolutionary Ecology Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge
Francesco Boschin: U.R. Preistoria e Antropologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche della Terra e dell’Ambiente, Università degli Studi di Siena
Paolo Boscato: U.R. Preistoria e Antropologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche della Terra e dell’Ambiente, Università degli Studi di Siena
Andrea Manica: Evolutionary Ecology Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03993-7
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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European megafaunal ungulates living in open habitats over the last 50,000 years showed evidence for niche change, possibly driven by climatic change and extinction of competitors and predators

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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