Journal article
The evolutionary history of dogs in the Americas
Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), Vol.361(6397), pp.81-85
07/06/2018
DOI: 10.1126/science.aao4776
PMCID: PMC7116273
PMID: 29976825
Abstract
Dogs were present in the Americas before the arrival of European colonists, but the origin and fate of these precontact dogs are largely unknown. We sequenced 71 mitochondrial and 7 nuclear genomes fromancient North American and Siberian dogs from time frames spanning similar to 9000 years. Our analysis indicates that American dogs were not derived from North American wolves. Instead, American dogs form a monophyletic lineage that likely originated in Siberia and dispersed into the Americas alongside people. After the arrival of Europeans, native American dogs almost completely disappeared, leaving a minimal genetic legacy in modern dog populations. The closest detectable extant lineage to precontact American dogs is the canine transmissible venereal tumor, a contagious cancer clone derived froman individual dog that lived up to 8000 years ago.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The evolutionary history of dogs in the Americas
- Creators
- Maire Ni Leathlobhair - University of CambridgeAngela R. Perri - Max Planck SocietyEvan K. Irving-Pease - University of OxfordKelsey E. Witt - University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignAnna Linderholm - University of OxfordJames Haile - University of OxfordOphelie Lebrasseur - University of OxfordCarly Ameen - University of LiverpoolJeffrey Blick - Georgia College & State UniversityAdam R. Boyko - Cornell UniversitySelina Brace - Natural History MuseumYahaira Nunes Cortes - University at Albany, State University of New YorkSusan J. Crockford - Pacific Identificat, Victoria, BC, CanadaAlison Devault - Arbor Biosci, Ann Arbor, MI USAEvangelos A. Dimopoulos - University of OxfordMorley Eldridge - Millennia Res, Victoria, BC, CanadaJacob Enk - Arbor Biosci, Ann Arbor, MI USAShyam Gopalakrishnan - University of CopenhagenKevin Gori - University of CambridgeVaughan Grimes - Memorial University of NewfoundlandEric Guiry - University of British ColumbiaAnders J. Hansen - University of CopenhagenArdern Hulme-Beaman - University of OxfordJohn Johnson - Santa Barbara Museum of Natural HistoryAndrew Kitchen - University of IowaAleksei K. Kasparov - Russian Academy of SciencesYoung-Mi Kwon - University of CambridgePavel A. Nikolskiy - Russian Academy of SciencesCarlos Peraza Lope - Ctr INAH Yucatan, Merida, Yucatan, MexicoAurelie Manin - University of YorkTerrance Martin - Illinois State MuseumMichael MeyerKelsey Noack Myers - Indiana UniversityMark Omura - Harvard UniversityJean-Marie Rouillard - University of MichiganElena Y. Pavlova - Russian Academy of SciencesPaul Sciulli - The Ohio State UniversityMikkel-Holger S. Sinding - University of CopenhagenAndrea Strakova - University of CambridgeVarvara V. Ivanova - VNIIOkeangeol Res Inst, St Petersburg, RussiaChristopher Widga - East Tennessee State UniversityEske Willerslev - University of CopenhagenVladimir V. Pitulko - Russian Academy of SciencesIan Barnes - Natural History MuseumM. Thomas P. Gilbert - University of CopenhagenKeith M. Dobney - University of LiverpoolRipan S. Malhi - University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignElizabeth P. Murchison - University of CambridgeGreger Larson - University of OxfordLaurent A. F. Frantz - University of Oxford
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), Vol.361(6397), pp.81-85
- DOI
- 10.1126/science.aao4776
- PMID
- 29976825
- PMCID
- PMC7116273
- NLM abbreviation
- Science
- ISSN
- 0036-8075
- eISSN
- 1095-9203
- Publisher
- Amer Assoc Advancement Science
- Number of pages
- 5
- Grant note
- Max Planck Society; Foundation CELLEX Herchel Smith research fellowship University of Oxford Wenner-Gren grant N16-18-10265-RNE / Russian Science Foundation; Russian Science Foundation (RSF) NIH; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA NE/K003259/2 / NERC; UK Research & Innovation (UKRI); Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) 102942/Z/13/A / Wellcome Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Insight grant 210119/Z/18/Z / Wellcome Trust; European Commission Leverhulme Trust Millennia Research Wolfson College (University of Oxford) Illinois State Museum Society ERC-M3-StG-337574-UNDEAD; ERC-2015-CoG-681396 / European Research Council; European Research Council (ERC); European Commission 16-18-10265 / Russian Science Foundation; Russian Science Foundation (RSF) Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle BCS-1540336 / NSF; National Science Foundation (NSF) NE/K005243/1; NE/K003259/1 / Natural Environmental Research Council; UK Research & Innovation (UKRI); Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History American Kennel Club
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/06/2018
- Academic Unit
- Anthropology; International Programs
- Record Identifier
- 9984271553202771
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