Glacial refugia were core areas for the survival of temperate species during unfavourable
environmental conditions and were the sources of postglacial recolonizations. Unfortunately, …

Voles of the genus Microtus represent one of the most speciose mammalian genera in the
Holarctic. We established a molecular phylogeny for Microtus to resolve contentious issues of …

Late Miocene and Pliocene small mammal faunas [Insectivora, Lagomorpha, Rodentia] of
Southeastern Europe - Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia - Tom 44, Numer 2 (2001) - AGRO …

Teeth have long been inlcnsivcly studied by palaeontologists because they have great
value in the identification of species and the investigation of variability, microevolution and …

The cave bear (Ursus spelaeus sensu lato) is a typical representative of Pleistocene megafauna
which became extinct at the end of the Last Glacial. Detailed knowledge of cave bear …

Excavations in a cave in the Oblazowa Rock in south Poland revealed an Upper Palaeolithic
cultural level with an abundance of lithic and organic artefacts as well as palaeozoological …

The most direct evidence of rodent history in Poland comes from fossil and sub-fossil remains.
The present rodent communities have formed around the Pleistocene/Holocene boundary…

Recent palaeogenetic studies indicate a highly dynamic history in collared lemmings (Dicrostonyx
spp.), with several demographical changes linked to climatic fluctuations that took …

Interdisciplinary excavation undertaken in the Deszczowa Cave and the Upper Rock Shelter
between 1989 and 1997 have yielded Palaeolithic artefacts and abundant vertebrate fauna. …

The Micoquian is the broadest and longest enduring cultural facies of the Late Middle
Palaeolithic that spread across the periglacial and boreal environments of Europe between …