Modeling the disappearance of the Neanderthals using principles of population dynamics and ecology

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 100, Issue , 2018, Pages 16-31

  Roberts, Michael F ^a   Bricher, Stephen E ^a  

^a LINFIELD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomically modern humans; Climatic influence; Competition; Neanderthals; Population modeling

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE VARIATION; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); NEANDERTHAL; NUMERICAL MODEL; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOECOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EUROPE;

EID: 85054837338     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2018.09.012     Document Type: Article

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