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Pleistocene Mammals of North America

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The article was published on 1980-10-15 and is currently open access. It has received 907 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Platygonus & Homotherium.

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Morphologically derived ground squirrels from the Borchers local fauna, Meade County, Kansas, with a redescription of ?Spermophilus cragini

TL;DR: A description of the complete adult and upper deciduous cheek dentition of ?
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Influence of montane isolation and refugia on population structure of Sorex palustris in western North America

TL;DR: The authors examined the impact of Pleistocene environmental history on mitochondrial genealogies of the water shrew (Sorex palustris) in montane systems of western North America to test hypotheses concerning historical recolonization.
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Evolution, ecology and conservation—revisiting three decades of Arctic fox population genetic research

TL;DR: Pronounced intra-specific ecological variation makes the Arctic fox an ideal study organism for population genetic processes and the emergence of functional genomics will generate an even deeper understanding of evolution, ecology and conservation issues for several species.

Ecometrics of large herbivorous land mammals in relation to climatic and environmental changes during the Pleistocene

Juha Saarinen
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss how two major ecometric variables, body size and diet, of large herbivorous land mammals have varied during the Pleistocene and how these patterns are connected with climate, environmental conditions and competing mammal species.