Nitrogen isotope (δ15 N) patterns for amino acids in lemur bones are inconsistent with aridity driving megafaunal extinction in south-western Madagascar

Comment on “Ecological niche of Neanderthals from Spy Cave revealed by nitrogen isotopes of individual amino acids in collagen” [J. Hum. Evol. 93 (2016) 82–90]

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