Rise and fall of the Beringian steppe bison

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dc.contributor.authorShapiro, B.
dc.contributor.authorDrummond, A.
dc.contributor.authorRambaut, A.
dc.contributor.authorWilson, M.
dc.contributor.authorMatheus, P.
dc.contributor.authorSher, A.
dc.contributor.authorPybus, O.
dc.contributor.authorGilbert, M.
dc.contributor.authorBarnes, I.
dc.contributor.authorBinladen, J.
dc.contributor.authorWillerslev, E.
dc.contributor.authorHansen, A.
dc.contributor.authorBaryshnikov, G.
dc.contributor.authorBurns, J.
dc.contributor.authorDavydov, S.
dc.contributor.authorDriver, J.
dc.contributor.authorFroese, D.
dc.contributor.authorHarington, C.
dc.contributor.authorKeddie, G.
dc.contributor.authorKosintsev, P.
dc.contributor.authoret al.
dc.date.issued2004
dc.descriptionCopyright © 2004 by the American Association for the Advancement of Science
dc.description.abstractThe widespread extinctions of large mammals at the end of the Pleistocene epoch have often been attributed to the depredations of humans; here we present genetic evidence that questions this assumption. We used ancient DNA and Bayesian techniques to reconstruct a detailed genetic history of bison throughout the late Pleistocene and Holocene epochs. Our analyses depict a large diverse population living throughout Beringia until around 37,000 years before the present, when the population's genetic diversity began to decline dramatically. The timing of this decline correlates with environmental changes associated with the onset of the last glacial cycle, whereas archaeological evidence does not support the presence of large populations of humans in Eastern Beringia until more than 15,000 years later.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityBeth Shapiro, Alexei J. Drummond, Andrew Rambaut, Michael C. Wilson, Paul E. Matheus, Andrei V. Sher, Oliver G. Pybus, M. Thomas P. Gilbert, Ian Barnes, Jonas Binladen, Eske Willerslev, Anders J. Hansen, Gennady F. Baryshnikov, James A. Burns, Sergei Davydov, Jonathan C. Driver, Duane G. Froese, C. Richard Harington, Grant Keddie, Pavel Kosintsev, Michael L. Kunz, Larry D. Martin, Robert O. Stephenson, John Storer, Richard Tedford, Sergei Zimov, and Alan Cooper
dc.identifier.citationScience, 2004; 306(5701):1561-1565
dc.identifier.doi10.1126/science.1101074
dc.identifier.issn0036-8075
dc.identifier.issn1095-9203
dc.identifier.orcidCooper, A. [0000-0002-7738-7851]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/34232
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAmer Assoc Advancement Science
dc.source.urihttp://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/306/5701/1561
dc.subjectAnimals
dc.subjectBison
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectDNA, Mitochondrial
dc.subjectBayes Theorem
dc.subjectSequence Analysis, DNA
dc.subjectGenetics, Population
dc.subjectEnvironment
dc.subjectClimate
dc.subjectPopulation Dynamics
dc.subjectPhylogeny
dc.subjectTime
dc.subjectFossils
dc.subjectHuman Activities
dc.subjectNorth America
dc.subjectCanada
dc.subjectAlaska
dc.subjectChina
dc.subjectGenetic Variation
dc.titleRise and fall of the Beringian steppe bison
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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