Wildlife following people: A multidisciplinary assessment of the ancient colonization of the Mediterranean Basin by a long-lived raptor

Here, we used a multidisciplinary approach to a) reconstruct the process of colonization of the Mediterranean Basin by a long-lived bird of prey, the Bonelli’s eagle (Aquila fasciata), and b) test the hypothesis that this colonization was unintentionally favored by anatomically modern humans through a release of competition by dominant species, primarily golden eagles (A. chrysaetos). For this, we used distribution, genetics, fossils, and ecological data. Data archived in Dryad includes all genetic information (Genetic_data.xlsx) and a portion of the ecological data (Ecological_data-provinces.xlsx, Ecological_data-nuclei.xlsx, Ecological_data-GLMs.xlsx, Ecological_data-reciprocal_occupation.xlsx), while the remaining data can be accessed from a) tables included in the manuscript and b) the original sources.

本研究采用多学科研究方法，旨在达成两项核心目标：
a) 重建长寿猛禽博内利雕（Bonelli’s eagle, *Aquila fasciata*）在地中海盆地的定殖历程；
b) 检验下述假说：解剖学现代人类（anatomically modern humans）通过解除优势物种（主要为金雕*Aquila chrysaetos*）带来的竞争压力，无意间促进了此次定殖事件。

为实现上述研究目标，本研究整合了分布数据、遗传学数据、化石数据与生态数据。存档于Dryad的数据集包含全部遗传学信息（Genetic_data.xlsx）以及部分生态数据，对应文件包括：Ecological_data-provinces.xlsx、Ecological_data-nuclei.xlsx、Ecological_data-GLMs.xlsx、Ecological_data-reciprocal_occupation.xlsx；剩余数据可通过以下两种途径获取：
a) 收录于论文稿件中的附表；
b) 相关原始文献来源。