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Worldwide Phylogeography of Wild Boar Reveals Multiple Centers of Pig Domestication
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequences from 686 wild and domestic pig specimens place the origin of wild boar in island Southeast Asia (ISEA), where they dispersed across Eurasia. Previous morphological… Expand
Dating of divergences within the Rattus genus phylogeny using whole mitochondrial genomes.
- J. Robins, P. McLenachan, M. Phillips, Lauren Craig, H. Ross, E. Matisoo-Smith
- Biology, Medicine
- Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
- 1 November 2008
The timing and order of divergences within the genus Rattus have, to date, been quite speculative. In order to address these important issues we sequenced six new whole mitochondrial genomes from… Expand
A detailed picture of the origin of the Australian dingo, obtained from the study of mitochondrial DNA.
- P. Savolainen, T. Leitner, A. Wilton, E. Matisoo-Smith, J. Lundeberg
- Biology, Medicine
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
- 17 August 2004
To determine the origin and time of arrival to Australia of the dingo, 582 bp of the mtDNA control region were analyzed in 211 Australian dingoes sampled in all states of Australia, 676 dogs from all… Expand
A genomic history of Aboriginal Australia
- Anna-Sapfo Malaspinas, Michael C. Westaway, +72 authors E. Willerslev
- Geography, Computer Science
- Nature
- 13 October 2016
The population history of Aboriginal Australians remains largely uncharacterized. Here we generate high-coverage genomes for 83 Aboriginal Australians (speakers of Pama–Nyungan languages) and 25… Expand
Origins and dispersals of Pacific peoples: Evidence from mtDNA phylogenies of the Pacific rat
- E. Matisoo-Smith, J. Robins
- Biology, Medicine
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
- 7 June 2004
The human settlement of the Pacific in general, and the origin of the Polynesians in particular, have been topics of debate for over two centuries. Polynesian origins are most immediately traced to… Expand
Phylogeny and ancient DNA of Sus provides insights into neolithic expansion in Island Southeast Asia and Oceania
- G. Larson, T. Cucchi, +29 authors K. Dobney
- Biology, Medicine
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- 20 March 2007
Human settlement of Oceania marked the culmination of a global colonization process that began when humans first left Africa at least 90,000 years ago. The precise origins and dispersal routes of the… Expand
Radiocarbon and DNA evidence for a pre-Columbian introduction of Polynesian chickens to Chile
- A. Storey, José-Miguel Ramírez, +8 authors E. Matisoo-Smith
- Biology, Medicine
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- 19 June 2007
Two issues long debated among Pacific and American prehistorians are (i) whether there was a pre-Columbian introduction of chicken (Gallus gallus) to the Americas and (ii) whether Polynesian contact… Expand
Identifying Rattus species using mitochondrial DNA.
- J. Robins, M. Hingston, E. Matisoo-Smith, H. Ross
- Biology
- 1 September 2007
In recent years, research has shown that geographical variation in mitochondrial DNA of commensal rats provides a strong signal of human dispersal and migration. However, interpretation of genetic… Expand
Patterns of prehistoric human mobility in polynesia indicated by mtDNA from the Pacific rat.
- E. Matisoo-Smith, R. Roberts, G. Irwin, J. Allen, D. Penny, D. Lambert
- Biology, Medicine
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
- 8 December 1998
Human settlement of Polynesia was a major event in world prehistory. Despite the vastness of the distances covered, research suggests that prehistoric Polynesian populations maintained spheres of… Expand
Evolutionary relationships and divergence times among the native rats of Australia
- J. Robins, P. McLenachan, M. Phillips, Bennet J. McComish, E. Matisoo-Smith, H. Ross
- Medicine, Biology
- BMC Evolutionary Biology
- 2 December 2010
BackgroundThe genus Rattus is highly speciose and has a complex taxonomy that is not fully resolved. As shown previously there are two major groups within the genus, an Asian and an Australo-Papuan… Expand
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