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View article: Genetic evidence for invasive rat‐caused vegetation damage has implications for endemic Caribbean mammal management
Genetic evidence for invasive rat‐caused vegetation damage has implications for endemic Caribbean mammal management Open
Invasive murid rodents have disrupted native biodiversity, including vegetation composition and structure, across island systems such as the Caribbean ecoregion. However, translocations of the Bahamian hutia ( Geocapromys ingrahami ), a th…
View article: The importance of small-island populations for the long-term survival of endangered large-bodied insular mammals
The importance of small-island populations for the long-term survival of endangered large-bodied insular mammals Open
Island populations of large vertebrates have experienced higher extinction rates than mainland populations over long timescales due to demographic stochasticity, genetic drift, and inbreeding. While being more susceptible to extinction and…
View article: Morphometric characterization of Holocene mandibles expands the ecological baseline for understanding gibbon extinction dynamics
Morphometric characterization of Holocene mandibles expands the ecological baseline for understanding gibbon extinction dynamics Open
Human activities have driven biodiversity loss for millennia, and conservation of ‘refugee species’ that survive as remnant populations requires insights from historical baselines. However, reconstructing the past distribution and ecology …
View article: Road to Extinction? Past and Present Population Structure and Genomic Diversity in the Koala
Road to Extinction? Past and Present Population Structure and Genomic Diversity in the Koala Open
Koalas are arboreal herbivorous marsupials, endemic to Australia. During the late 1800s and early 1900s, the number of koalas declined dramatically due to hunting for their furs. In addition, anthropogenic activities have further decimated…
View article: Inequality at the Dawn of the Bronze Age: The Case of Başur Höyük, a ‘Royal’ Cemetery at the Margins of the Mesopotamian World
Inequality at the Dawn of the Bronze Age: The Case of Başur Höyük, a ‘Royal’ Cemetery at the Margins of the Mesopotamian World Open
On the upper reaches of the Tigris and Euphrates, archaeologists encounter evidence that challenges conventional understandings of early state formation as a transition from ‘small-scale, egalitarian’ to ‘large-scale, stratified’ societies…
View article: <scp>DNA</scp> from museum samples of a parasitoid wasp genus (Braconidae: <i>Syntretus</i> ) offers novel insights into host‐parasitoid interactions
<span>DNA</span> from museum samples of a parasitoid wasp genus (Braconidae: <i>Syntretus</i> ) offers novel insights into host‐parasitoid interactions Open
Parasitoid wasps are a large group of species‐rich superfamilies within the order Hymenoptera which form an essential part of terrestrial ecosystems. Many species hold additional value as natural enemies of agricultural pests. Considering …
View article: Beachy Head Woman: Clarifying Her Origins Using a Multiproxy Anthropological and Biomolecular Approach
Beachy Head Woman: Clarifying Her Origins Using a Multiproxy Anthropological and Biomolecular Approach Open
View article: The importance of small island populations for the long-term survival of endangered large-bodied insular mammals
The importance of small island populations for the long-term survival of endangered large-bodied insular mammals Open
Island populations of large vertebrates have experienced higher extinction rates than mainland populations over long timescales due to demographic stochasticity, genetic drift and inbreeding. Conversely, small island populations often expe…
View article: The Importance of Small Island Populations for the Long Term Survival of Endangered Large-Bodied Insular Mammals
The Importance of Small Island Populations for the Long Term Survival of Endangered Large-Bodied Insular Mammals Open
View article: Assessing the identity of rare historical museum specimens of the extinct blue antelope (Hippotragus leucophaeus) using an ancient DNA approach
Assessing the identity of rare historical museum specimens of the extinct blue antelope (Hippotragus leucophaeus) using an ancient DNA approach Open
The blue antelope or bluebuck ( Hippotragus leucophaeus ) is an extinct species of antelope that lived in South Africa until ca. 1799–1800. Disappearing only 34 years after it was described, it was the first large African mammal species to…
View article: Establishing the availability of the mammalian genus name Antillomys and species name Antillomys rayi (Rodentia, Cricetidae)
Establishing the availability of the mammalian genus name Antillomys and species name Antillomys rayi (Rodentia, Cricetidae) Open
The rodent genus name Antillomys and the species name Antillomys rayi (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) are unavailable, given that the publication where it originally appears did not satisfy the requirements of the International Code of Zoologi…
View article: Historical Mitogenomic Diversity and Population Structuring of Southern Hemisphere Fin Whales
Historical Mitogenomic Diversity and Population Structuring of Southern Hemisphere Fin Whales Open
Fin whales Balaenoptera physalus were hunted unsustainably across the globe in the 19th and 20th centuries, leading to vast reductions in population size. Whaling catch records indicate the importance of the Southern Ocean for this species…
View article: Inferring biological kinship in ancient datasets: comparing the response of ancient DNA-specific software packages to low coverage data
Inferring biological kinship in ancient datasets: comparing the response of ancient DNA-specific software packages to low coverage data Open
View article: Additional file 2 of Inferring biological kinship in ancient datasets: comparing the response of ancient DNA-specific software packages to low coverage data
Additional file 2 of Inferring biological kinship in ancient datasets: comparing the response of ancient DNA-specific software packages to low coverage data Open
Additional file 2: Table S1.1. Results from all datasets using program lcMLkin and autosomal sites from the 1240k SNP panel. Table S1.2. Results from all datasets using program NGS relate and all shared autosomal sites. Table S1.3. Results…
View article: Safeguarding Imperiled Biodiversity and Evolutionary Processes in the Wallacea Center of Endemism.
Safeguarding Imperiled Biodiversity and Evolutionary Processes in the Wallacea Center of Endemism. Open
Wallacea-the meeting point between the Asian and Australian fauna-is one of the world's largest centers of endemism. Twenty-three million years of complex geological history have given rise to a living laboratory for the study of evolution…
View article: A near-complete species-level phylogeny of uropeltid snakes harnessing historical museum collections as a DNA source
A near-complete species-level phylogeny of uropeltid snakes harnessing historical museum collections as a DNA source Open
Uropeltidae is a clade of small fossorial snakes (ca. 64 extant species) endemic to peninsular India and Sri Lanka. Uropeltid taxonomy has been confusing, and the status of some species has not been revised for over a century. Attempts to …
View article: Dual ancestries and ecologies of the Late Glacial Palaeolithic in Britain
Dual ancestries and ecologies of the Late Glacial Palaeolithic in Britain Open
Genetic investigations of Upper Palaeolithic Europe have revealed a complex and transformative history of human population movements and ancestries, with evidence of several instances of genetic change across the European continent in the …
View article: Integrative approaches to mammalian systematics, ecomorphology and biomechanics
Integrative approaches to mammalian systematics, ecomorphology and biomechanics Open
View article: Author Correction: The Anglo-Saxon migration and the formation of the early English gene pool
Author Correction: The Anglo-Saxon migration and the formation of the early English gene pool Open
View article: The Anglo-Saxon migration and the formation of the early English gene pool
The Anglo-Saxon migration and the formation of the early English gene pool Open
The history of the British Isles and Ireland is characterized by multiple periods of major cultural change, including the influential transformation after the end of Roman rule, which precipitated shifts in language, settlement patterns an…
View article: Genomes from a medieval mass burial show Ashkenazi-associated hereditary diseases pre-date the 12th century
Genomes from a medieval mass burial show Ashkenazi-associated hereditary diseases pre-date the 12th century Open
View article: Signatures of increasing environmental stress in bumblebee wings over the past century: Insights from museum specimens
Signatures of increasing environmental stress in bumblebee wings over the past century: Insights from museum specimens Open
Determining when animal populations have experienced stress in the past is fundamental to understanding how risk factors drive contemporary and future species' responses to environmental change. For insects, quantifying stress and associat…
View article: First large‐scale quantification study of DNA preservation in insects from natural history collections using genome‐wide sequencing
First large‐scale quantification study of DNA preservation in insects from natural history collections using genome‐wide sequencing Open
Insect declines are a global issue with significant ecological and economic ramifications. Yet, we have a poor understanding of the genomic impact these losses can have. Genome‐wide data from historical specimens have the potential to prov…
View article: Grey wolf genomic history reveals a dual ancestry of dogs
Grey wolf genomic history reveals a dual ancestry of dogs Open
View article: Large-scale migration into Britain during the Middle to Late Bronze Age
Large-scale migration into Britain during the Middle to Late Bronze Age Open
View article: Exploring the phylogeography and population dynamics of the giant deer ( <i>Megaloceros giganteus</i> ) using Late Quaternary mitogenomes
Exploring the phylogeography and population dynamics of the giant deer ( <i>Megaloceros giganteus</i> ) using Late Quaternary mitogenomes Open
Late Quaternary climatic fluctuations in the Northern Hemisphere had drastic effects on large mammal species, leading to the extinction of a substantial number of them. The giant deer ( Megaloceros giganteus ) was one of the species that b…
View article: Genomic insights into the conservation status of the world’s last remaining Sumatran rhinoceros populations
Genomic insights into the conservation status of the world’s last remaining Sumatran rhinoceros populations Open
View article: Tales from the Supplementary Information: Ancestry Change in Chalcolithic–Early Bronze Age Britain Was Gradual with Varied Kinship Organization
Tales from the Supplementary Information: Ancestry Change in Chalcolithic–Early Bronze Age Britain Was Gradual with Varied Kinship Organization Open
Large-scale archaeogenetic studies of people from prehistoric Europe tend to be broad in scope and difficult to resolve with local archaeologies. However, accompanying supplementary information often contains useful finer-scale information…
View article: Dire wolves were the last of an ancient New World canid lineage
Dire wolves were the last of an ancient New World canid lineage Open
View article: Table S1. Sequencing and mapping statistic on the 90 shotgun sequenced Megaloceros giganteus;Table S2. Information on the Megaloceros giganteus samples that were used in the capture experiments and/or included in the phylogenetic analyses.;Table S3. Baits used in this study for the mitochondrial DNA capture experiment. from Exploring the phylogeography and population dynamics of the giant deer (<i>Megaloceros giganteus</i>) using Late Quaternary mitogenomes
Table S1. Sequencing and mapping statistic on the 90 shotgun sequenced Megaloceros giganteus;Table S2. Information on the Megaloceros giganteus samples that were used in the capture experiments and/or included in the phylogenetic analyses.;Table S3. Baits used in this study for the mitochondrial DNA capture experiment. from Exploring the phylogeography and population dynamics of the giant deer (<i>Megaloceros giganteus</i>) using Late Quaternary mitogenomes Open
Baits were designed by MYBaits based on the consensus sequences from Immel et al. 2015. The array contains 733 baits, with a length of 80mer probes with either and 4x (mito) flexible tiling density.