2018.11.04

Honey, I Shrunk the Mammals

Where humans migrate, mammals become smaller

Credit: Lucy Reading-Ikkanda; Source: “Body Size Downgrading of Mammals over the Late Quaternary,” By Felisa A. Smith et al., in Science, Vol. 360; April 20, 2018

Credit: Lucy Reading-Ikkanda; Source: “Body Size Downgrading of Mammals over the Late Quaternary,” By Felisa A. Smith et al., in Science, Vol. 360; April 20, 2018

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