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Climate change frames debate over the extinction of megafauna in Sahul (Pleistocene Australia-New Guinea)

Stephen Wroe, Judith H. Field, Michael Archer, Donald K. Grayson, Gilbert J. Price, Julien Louys, J. Tyler Faith, Gregory E. Webb, Iain Davidson, and Scott D. Mooney
PNAS May 28, 2013 110 (22) 8777-8781; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1302698110
Stephen Wroe
aSchool of Biological, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia;
bSchool of Engineering, University of Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia;
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Judith H. Field
aSchool of Biological, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia;
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Gilbert J. Price
dSchool of Earth Sciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia;
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  1. Edited by James O’Connell, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, and approved April 9, 2013 (received for review February 12, 2013)

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vol. 110 no. 22 8777-8781
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1302698110
PubMed: 
23650401

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National Academy of Sciences
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0027-8424
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1091-6490
History: 
  • Published in issue May 28, 2013.
  • Published first May 6, 2013.

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Author Information

  1. Stephen Wroea,b,
  2. Judith H. Fielda,1,
  3. Michael Archera,
  4. Donald K. Graysonc,
  5. Gilbert J. Priced,
  6. Julien Louysd,
  7. J. Tyler Faithe,
  8. Gregory E. Webbd,
  9. Iain Davidsonf, and
  10. Scott D. Mooneya
  1. aSchool of Biological, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia;
  2. bSchool of Engineering, University of Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia;
  3. cDepartment of Anthropology and Quaternary Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195;
  4. dSchool of Earth Sciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia;
  5. eSchool of Social Science, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia; and
  6. fSchool of Humanities, University of New England, Armidale, NSW 2351, Australia
  1. Edited by James O’Connell, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, and approved April 9, 2013 (received for review February 12, 2013)

Footnotes

  • ↵1To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: judith.field{at}unsw.edu.au.
  • Author contributions: S.W. and J.H.F. designed research; S.W., J.H.F., G.J.P., and J.L. performed research; G.J.P., J.L., J.T.F., and S.D.M. analyzed data; and S.W., J.H.F., M.A., D.K.G., J.T.F., G.E.W., I.D., and S.D.M. wrote the paper.

  • The authors declare no conflict of interest.

  • This article is a PNAS Direct Submission.

  • This article contains supporting information online at www.pnas.org/lookup/suppl/doi:10.1073/pnas.1302698110/-/DCSupplemental.

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