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...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Shipman, Pat, 1949- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2015.
Subjects:
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
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • And he is us
  • Here we come, ready or not
  • Time is of the essence
  • Who wins in an invasion?
  • How do you know that?
  • What's for dinner?
  • What does an invasion look like?
  • Going, going, gone
  • Guess who else is coming for dinner?
  • Bearing up under competition pressure
  • The Jagger principle
  • Dogged
  • Why dogs?
  • When is a wolf not a wolf?
  • What happened and why.

Similar Items