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A refined chronology of prehistoric Madagascar and the demise of the megafauna by Crowley, Brooke E.

“…The vertebrate community of Madagascar is one of the most unique and diverse on Earth, yet faunal diversity today is just a fraction of that present in the…”
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Quantifying inter-laboratory variability in stable isotope analysis of ancient skeletal remains by Pestle, William J, Crowley, Brooke E, Weirauch, Matthew T

“…Over the past forty years, stable isotope analysis of bone (and tooth) collagen and hydroxyapatite has become a mainstay of archaeological and…”
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Seeing the forest for the trees-and the grasses: revisiting the evidence for grazer-maintained grasslands in Madagascar's Central Highlands by Crowley, Brooke E, Godfrey, Laurie R, Hansford, James P, Samonds, Karen E

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Deciphering the Isotopic Niches of Now-Extinct Hispaniolan Rodents by Cooke, Siobhán B, Crowley†, Brooke E

“…Hispaniola once had a large and diverse endemic rodent community. Today, a single species, Plagiodontia aedium, survives alongside invasive murids. Ecological…”
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Carbon isotope values for grasses in Madagascar's Central Highlands establish baselines for historical and paleoecological research by Crowley, Brooke E., Schmidt, Heidi H., Vorontsova, Maria S.

“…Societal Impact Statement Grasses are significant drivers of fires and are the primary food source for cattle in Madagascar's Central Highlands. However, their…”
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Identifying nesting grounds for juvenile migratory birds with dual isotope: an initial test using North American raptors by Crowley, Brooke E., Bataille, Clément P., Haak, Bruce A., Sommer, Kaitlin M.

“…Understanding seasonal mobility, population connectivity, and site fidelity is critical for managing and preserving migratory species. We investigated the…”
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Bornean orangutans on the brink of protein bankruptcy by Vogel, Erin R, Knott, Cheryl D, Crowley, Brooke E, Blakely, Melissa D, Larsen, Michael D, Dominy, Nathaniel J

“…Protein is a limiting resource that is essential to the growth, maintenance and reproduction of tropical frugivores, yet few studies have examined how wild…”
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A glance to the past: subfossils, stable isotopes, seed dispersal, and lemur species loss in Southern Madagascar by Crowley, Brooke E., Godfrey, Laurie R., Irwin, Mitchell T.

“…The Spiny Thicket Ecoregion (STE) of Southern and southwestern Madagascar was recently home to numerous giant lemurs and other “megafauna,” including pygmy…”
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Advances in primate stable isotope ecology-Achievements and future prospects by Crowley, Brooke E., Reitsema, Laurie J., Oelze, Vicky M., Sponheimer, Matt

“…Stable isotope biogeochemistry has been used to investigate foraging ecology in non‐human primates for nearly 30 years. Whereas early studies focused on diet,…”
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Soil analysis in discussions of agricultural feasibility for ancient civilizations: A critical review and reanalysis of the data and debate from Chaco Canyon, New Mexico by McCool, Jon-Paul P, Fladd, Samantha G, Scarborough, Vernon L, Plog, Stephen, Dunning, Nicholas P, Owen, Lewis A, Watson, Adam S, Bishop, Katelyn J, Crowley, Brooke E, Haussner, Elizabeth A, Tankersley, Kenneth B, Lentz, David, Carr, Christopher, Thress, Jessica L

“…Questions about how archaeological populations obtained basic food supplies are often difficult to answer. The application of specialist techniques from…”
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Edge effects on foliar stable isotope values in a Madagascan tropical dry forest by Crowley, Brooke E, McGoogan, Keriann C, Lehman, Shawn M

“…Edge effects represent an inevitable and important consequence of habitat loss and fragmentation. These effects include changes in microclimate, solar…”
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Extinction and ecological retreat in a community of primates by Crowley, Brooke E., Godfrey, Laurie R., Guilderson, Thomas P., Zermeño, Paula, Koch, Paul L., Dominy, Nathaniel J.

“…The lemurs of Madagascar represent a prodigious adaptive radiation. At least 17 species ranging from 11 to 160 kg have become extinct during the past 2000…”
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What did Hadropithecus eat, and why should paleoanthropologists care? by Godfrey, Laurie R., Crowley, Brooke E., Muldoon, Kathleen M., Kelley, Elizabeth A., King, Stephen J., Best, Andrew W., Berthaume, Michael A.

“…Over 40 years ago, Clifford Jolly noted different ways in which Hadropithecus stenognathus converged in its craniodental anatomy with basal hominins and with…”
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Why all those spines? Anachronistic defences in the Didiereoideae against now extinct lemurs by Crowley, Brooke E, Godfrey, Laurie R

“…Plants evolve physical defences, such as spines, against browsing herbivores. However, in some cases, these defences may be anachronistic because the principal…”
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Technical Note: Calcium and carbon stable isotope ratios as paleodietary indicators by Melin, Amanda D., Crowley, Brooke E., Brown, Shaun T., Wheatley, Patrick V., Moritz, Gillian L., Yit Yu, Fred Tuh, Bernard, Henry, DePaolo, Donald J., Jacobson, Andrew D., Dominy, Nathaniel J.

“…ABSTRACT Calcium stable isotope ratios are hypothesized to vary as a function of trophic level. This premise raises the possibility of using calcium stable…”
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Explaining geographical variation in the isotope composition of mouse lemurs (Microcebus) by Crowley, Brooke E., Thorén, Sandra, Rasoazanabary, Emilienne, Vogel, Erin R., Barrett, Meredith A., Zohdy, Sarah, Blanco, Marina B., McGoogan, Keriann C., Arrigo-Nelson, Summer J., Irwin, Mitchell T., Wright, Patricia C., Radespiel, Ute, Godfrey, Laurie R., Koch, Paul L., Dominy, Nathaniel J.

“…Aim: We sought to quantify geographical variation in the stable isotope values of mouse lemurs (Microcebus) and to determine whether this variation reflects…”
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Thinking outside the box: A lemur's take on hominin craniodental evolution by Godfrey, Laurie R, Crowley, Brooke E, Dumont, Elizabeth R

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A Noninvasive Method for Estimating Nitrogen Balance in Free-Ranging Primates by Vogel, Erin R., Crowley, Brooke E., Knott, Cheryl D., Blakely, Melissa D., Larsen, Michael D., Dominy, Nathaniel J.

“…The vital role of body protein as an energy reserve has received little focus in studies of wild primates. Owing to the relatively low protein content of…”
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Stable Isotope Techniques and Applications for Primatologists by Crowley, Brooke E.

“…Stable isotope biogeochemistry is useful for quantifying the feeding ecology of modern and extinct primates. Over the past three decades, substantial advances…”
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Strontium isotopes (87Sr/86Sr) in terrestrial ecological and palaeoecological research: empirical efforts and recent advances in continental‐scale models by Crowley, Brooke E., Miller, Joshua H., Bataille, Clément P.

“…ABSTRACT Strontium (Sr) isotope analysis can provide detailed biogeographical and ecological information about modern and ancient organisms. Because Sr isotope…”
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