The invaders : how humans and their dogs drove Neanderthals to extinction /

Humans domesticated dogs soon after Neanderthals began to disappear. This alliance between two predator species, Pat Shipman hypothesizes, made possible unprecedented success in hunting large Ice Age mammals--a distinct and ultimately decisive advantage for human invaders at a time when climate chan...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Shipman, Pat, 1949- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2015.
Temas:
Der Hund.
Human beings > Origin.
Human beings > Migrations.
Human evolution.
Neanderthals.
Dogs > Evolution.
Human-animal relationships > History.
Predation (Biology)
EVOLUTION
Neanderthals
Predatory Behavior
Êtres humains > Origines.
Êtres humains > Migrations.
Êtres humains > Évolution.
Homme de Néanderthal.
Chiens > Évolution.
Relations homme-animal > Histoire.
Prédation (Biologie)
Homo neanderthalensis (extinct species)
NATURE > Fossils.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Evolution.
Human-animal relationships
Human beings > Migrations
Human beings > Origin
Human evolution
Neandertaler
Mensch
Evolution
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Humans domesticated dogs soon after Neanderthals began to disappear. This alliance between two predator species, Pat Shipman hypothesizes, made possible unprecedented success in hunting large Ice Age mammals--a distinct and ultimately decisive advantage for human invaders at a time when climate change made both humans and Neanderthals vulnerable.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 266 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780674425385
0674425383
0674425405
9780674425408
0674736761
9780674736764

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