Not by demography alone: Neanderthal extinction and null hypotheses in paleoanthropological explanation

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Biology and Philosophy 37 (6):1-23 (2022)
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Neanderthal extinction is a matter of intense debate. It has been suggested that demography (as opposed to environment or competition) could alone provide a sufficient explanation for the phenomenon. We argue that demography cannot be a ‘stand-alone’ or ‘alternative’ explanation of token extinctions as demographic features are entangled with competitive and environmental factors, and further because demography should not be conflated with neutrality.

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