Bibliograph

The invaders, how humans and their dogs drove Neanderthals to extinction, Pat Shipman

Type

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The invaders, how humans and their dogs drove Neanderthals to extinction, Pat Shipman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The invaders

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

893897294

Responsibility statement

Pat Shipman

Sub title

how humans and their dogs drove Neanderthals to extinction

Summary

The Invaders musters compelling evidence to show that the major factor in the Neanderthals<U+2019> demise was direct competition with newly arriving humans. Drawing on insights from the field of invasion biology, which predicts that the species ecologically closest to the invasive predator will face the greatest competition, Pat Shipman traces the devastating impact of a growing human population: reduction of Neanderthals<U+2019> geographic range, isolation into small groups, and loss of genetic diversity

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

Target audience

adult

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