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dc.contributor.authorPatalano, Robert
dc.contributor.authorRoberts, Patrick
dc.contributor.authorBoivin, Nicole
dc.contributor.authorPetraglia, Michael D
dc.contributor.authorMercader, Julio
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-18T05:34:02Z
dc.date.available2021-10-18T05:34:02Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.issn1060-1538
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/evan.21921
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/409183
dc.description.abstractPlant wax biomarkers are an innovative proxy for reconstructing vegetation composition and structure, rainfall intensity, temperature, and other climatic and environmental dynamics. Traditionally used in earth sciences and climate studies from “off-site” ocean and lake records, biomarker research is now incorporated in archeology and paleoanthropology to answer questions relating to past human-environment interactions and human evolution. Biomarker research is generating new and exciting information on the ecological context in which Homo and its closest relatives evolved, adapted, and invented stone tool technologies. In this review, we examine plant wax biomarkers and their use in reconstructing past plant landscapes and hydroclimates. We summarize the applications of plant wax molecular proxies in archeological research, assess challenges relating to taphonomy, consider the role of modern plant ecosystems in interpreting ancient habitats, and examine case studies conducted at key paleoanthropological locations in eastern and southern Africa and Europe.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relation.ispartofjournalEvolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and Reviews
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEvolutionary biology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchAnthropology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3104
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4401
dc.subject.keywordsScience & Technology
dc.subject.keywordsLife Sciences & Biomedicine
dc.subject.keywordsAnthropology
dc.subject.keywordsbiomarkers
dc.subject.keywordsclimate change
dc.titlePlant wax biomarkers in human evolutionary studies
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationPatalano, R; Roberts, P; Boivin, N; Petraglia, MD; Mercader, J, Plant wax biomarkers in human evolutionary studies, Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and Reviews, 2021
dcterms.dateAccepted2021-07-26
dcterms.licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.date.updated2021-10-18T04:10:19Z
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gro.description.notepublicThis publication has been entered as an advanced online version in Griffith Research Online.
gro.rights.copyright© 2021 The Authors. Evolutionary Anthropology published by Wiley Periodicals LLC. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in anymedium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes.
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gro.griffith.authorPetraglia, Michael


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