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View article: Early transatlantic movement of horses and donkeys at Jamestown
Early transatlantic movement of horses and donkeys at Jamestown Open
Domestic equids were central to the initial colonization of the Atlantic coast of the Americas, a process partially chronicled by historical records. While Spanish colonists brought horses to the Caribbean decades earlier, settlement of th…
View article: Early transatlantic movement of horses and donkeys at Jamestown
Early transatlantic movement of horses and donkeys at Jamestown Open
Domestic horses and donkeys played a key role in the initial colonization of the Atlantic seaboard of the Americas, a process partially chronicled by historical records. While Spanish colonists brought horses to the Caribbean and southern …
View article: The Dogs of Tsenacomoco: Ancient DNA Reveals the Presence of Local Dogs at Jamestown Colony in the Early Seventeenth Century
The Dogs of Tsenacomoco: Ancient DNA Reveals the Presence of Local Dogs at Jamestown Colony in the Early Seventeenth Century Open
Multiple studies have demonstrated that European colonization of the Americas led to the death of nearly all North American dog mitochondrial lineages and replacement with European ones sometime between AD 1492 and the present day. Histori…
View article: The ratting of North America: A 350-year retrospective on <i>Rattus</i> species compositions and competition
The ratting of North America: A 350-year retrospective on <i>Rattus</i> species compositions and competition Open
While the impacts of black ( Rattus rattus ) and brown ( Rattus norvegicus ) rats on human society are well documented—including the spread of disease, broad-scale environmental destruction, and billions spent annually on animal control—li…