ERC Starting Grant for Pere Gelabert

Pere Gelabert (Dep. of Evolutionary Anthropology at the Faculty of Lifesciences) will explore the often overlooked role of carnivores and their interactions with humans during the Pleistocene in his upcoming ERC project SHADOWS. He seeks to understand how these carnivores coexisted with humans, competed for resources, and ultimately faced extinction.

 

The project will employ cutting-edge methods such as high spatiotemporal precision sampling for sediment DNA and paleoproteomics. Ultimately, the research will significantly expand our understanding of the biological processes that lead to extinction and provide important insights for the protection of critically endangered species today. Read more about the project here.

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