Evolutionary history of the Falklands wolf

2009/11/01 by Graham J. Slater, Olaf Thalmann, Jennifer A. Leonard +8 · 1 voice · 49 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Ancient DNA #Archaeology #Beagle #Biology #Demography #Ecology #Evolution and Paleontology Studies #Evolutionary biology #Extant taxon #Extinct species #Extinction (optical mineralogy) #Genealogy #Genetic diversity and population structure #Genetics #Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies #Geography #History #Lineage (genetic) #Paleontology #Phylogenetic tree #Pleistocene #Zoology

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.cub.2009.09.018

published in Current Biology 19(20), R937-R938 (Elsevier BV)

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Discussions

• How did the Wolf reach the Falkland Islands? #2026MMM DNA evidence shows its lineage diverged from mainland relatives 330K years ago, long before humans reached the region. The wolves may have reache [bsky, 18 points, 0 comments]