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Island extinctions: processes, patterns, and potential for ecosystem restoration by WOOD, JAMIE R., ALCOVER, JOSEP A., BLACKBURN, TIM M., BOVER, PERE, DUNCAN, RICHARD P., HUME, JULIAN P., LOUYS, JULIEN, MEIJER, HANNEKE J.M., RANDO, JUAN C., WILMSHURST, JANET M.

“…Extinctions have altered island ecosystems throughout the late Quaternary. Here, we review the main historic drivers of extinctions on islands, patterns in…”
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Dwarfism and gigantism drive human-mediated extinctions on islands by Rozzi, Roberto, Lomolino, Mark V, van der Geer, Alexandra A E, Silvestro, Daniele, Lyons, S Kathleen, Bover, Pere, Alcover, Josep A, Benítez-López, Ana, Tsai, Cheng-Hsiu, Fujita, Masaki, Kubo, Mugino O, Ochoa, Janine, Scarborough, Matthew E, Turvey, Samuel T, Zizka, Alexander, Chase, Jonathan M

“…Islands have long been recognized as distinctive evolutionary arenas leading to morphologically divergent species, such as dwarfs and giants. We assessed how…”
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Body shape and life style of the extinct Balearic dormouse Hypnomys (Rodentia, Gliridae): new evidence from the study of associated skeletons by Bover, Pere, Alcover, Josep A, Michaux, Jacques J, Hautier, Lionel, Hutterer, Rainer

“…Hypnomys is a genus of Gliridae (Rodentia) that occurred in the Balearic Islands until Late Holocene. Recent finding of a complete skeleton of the…”
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Stomatal density and stomatal index of fossil Buxus from coprolites of extinct Myotragus balearicus Bate (Artiodactyla, Caprinae) as evidence of increased CO2 concentration during the late Holocene by Rivera, Leidy, Baraza, Elena, Alcover, Josep A, Bover, Pere, Rovira, Carla M, Bartolomé, Jordi

“…Stomatal density of plants may vary depending on environmental factors, such as CO2 concentration. Under the current atmospheric conditions, it is expected…”
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Closing the gap: New data on the last documented Myotragus and the first human evidence on Mallorca (Balearic Islands, Western Mediterranean Sea) by Bover, Pere, Valenzuela, Alejandro, Torres, Enric, Cooper, Alan, Pons, Joan, Alcover, Josep A

“…The chronology of the extinction of the Balearic fossil bovid Myotragus balearicus in Mallorca and Menorca has been under discussion since its discovery in…”
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The Cova des Pas de Vallgornera (Llucmajor, Mallorca): a singular deposit bearing an exceptional well preserved Early Pleistocene vertebrate fauna by Bover, Pere, Valenzuela, Alex, Guerra, Carmen, Rofes, Juan, Alcover, Josep, Ginés, Joaquín, Fornós, Joan, Cuenca-Bescós, Gloria, Merino, Antoni

“…The Cova des Pas de Vallgornera is the longest cave of Mallorca (Balearic Islands, Western Mediterranean) and one of the 30 longest caves in the world. The…”
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Molecular phylogenetics supports the origin of an endemic Balearic shrew lineage (Nesiotites) coincident with the Messinian Salinity Crisis by Bover, Pere, Mitchell, Kieren J., Llamas, Bastien, Rofes, Juan, Thomson, Vicki A., Cuenca-Bescós, Gloria, Alcover, Josep A., Cooper, Alan, Pons, Joan

“…[Display omitted] •A near complete mitogenome of the extinct shrew Nesiotites hidalgo is presented.•Molecular phylogeny of N. hidalgo agrees with its placement…”
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Unforeseen diversity of quails (Galliformes: Phasianidae: Coturnix) in oceanic islands provided by the fossil record of Macaronesia by Rando, Juan C, Alcover, Josep A, Pieper, Harald, Olson, Storrs L, Hernández, C Nayra, López-Jurado, L Felipe

“…Abstract The original bird fauna of most oceanic islands has been affected by recent extinction processes associated with human arrival and its subsequent…”
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The case of an insular molarless black rat: Effects on lifestyle and mandible morphology by Bover, Pere, Alcover, Josep A, Michaux, Jacques, Renaud, Sabrina

“…Abstract We report a specimen of an insular black rat ( Rattus rattus ) from Illa den Colom (Menorca, Western Mediterranean) displaying a singular dental…”
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Stomatal density and stomatal index of fossil Buxus from coprolites of extinct Myotragus balearicus Bate (Artiodactyla, Caprinae) as evidence of increased CO 2 concentration during the late Holocene by Rivera, Leidy, Baraza, Elena, Alcover, Josep A, Bover, Pere, Rovira, Carla M, Bartolomé, Jordi

“…Stomatal density of plants may vary depending on environmental factors, such as CO 2 concentration. Under the current atmospheric conditions, it is expected…”
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Body Shape and Life Style of the Extinct Balearic Dormouse Hypnomys by Bover, Pere, Alcover, Josep A, Michaux, Jacques J, Hautier, Lionel, Hutterer, Rainer

“…Hypnomys is a genus of Gliridae (Rodentia) that occurred in the Balearic Islands until Late Holocene. Recent finding of a complete skeleton of the…”
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