Neanderthal extinction by competitive exclusion.

<h4>Background</h4>Despite a long history of investigation, considerable debate revolves around whether Neanderthals became extinct because of climate change or competition with anatomically modern humans (AMH).<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>We apply a new methodology...

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Autores principales:	William E Banks, Francesco d'Errico, A Townsend Peterson, Masa Kageyama, Adriana Sima, Maria-Fernanda Sánchez-Goñi
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:5de222dfbf7e4ead93083675acf9a8082021-11-25T06:18:05ZNeanderthal extinction by competitive exclusion.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0003972https://doaj.org/article/5de222dfbf7e4ead93083675acf9a8082008-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/19107186/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203<h4>Background</h4>Despite a long history of investigation, considerable debate revolves around whether Neanderthals became extinct because of climate change or competition with anatomically modern humans (AMH).<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>We apply a new methodology integrating archaeological and chronological data with high-resolution paleoclimatic simulations to define eco-cultural niches associated with Neanderthal and AMH adaptive systems during alternating cold and mild phases of Marine Isotope Stage 3. Our results indicate that Neanderthals and AMH exploited similar niches, and may have continued to do so in the absence of contact.<h4>Conclusions/significance</h4>The southerly contraction of Neanderthal range in southwestern Europe during Greenland Interstadial 8 was not due to climate change or a change in adaptation, but rather concurrent AMH geographic expansion appears to have produced competition that led to Neanderthal extinction.William E BanksFrancesco d'ErricoA Townsend PetersonMasa KageyamaAdriana SimaMaria-Fernanda Sánchez-GoñiPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 3, Iss 12, p e3972 (2008)
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description	<h4>Background</h4>Despite a long history of investigation, considerable debate revolves around whether Neanderthals became extinct because of climate change or competition with anatomically modern humans (AMH).<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>We apply a new methodology integrating archaeological and chronological data with high-resolution paleoclimatic simulations to define eco-cultural niches associated with Neanderthal and AMH adaptive systems during alternating cold and mild phases of Marine Isotope Stage 3. Our results indicate that Neanderthals and AMH exploited similar niches, and may have continued to do so in the absence of contact.<h4>Conclusions/significance</h4>The southerly contraction of Neanderthal range in southwestern Europe during Greenland Interstadial 8 was not due to climate change or a change in adaptation, but rather concurrent AMH geographic expansion appears to have produced competition that led to Neanderthal extinction.
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author	William E Banks Francesco d'Errico A Townsend Peterson Masa Kageyama Adriana Sima Maria-Fernanda Sánchez-Goñi
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title	Neanderthal extinction by competitive exclusion.
title_short	Neanderthal extinction by competitive exclusion.
title_full	Neanderthal extinction by competitive exclusion.
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Neanderthal extinction by competitive exclusion.

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