Wolf paleogenomics
Grey wolf genomic history reveals a dual ancestry of dogs: The grey wolf (Canis lupus) was the first species to give rise to a domestic population, and they remained widespread […]
The shadow of the Ice Age
As ancient DNA becomes a more standard part of archaeological science it’s going really yield up some doozies. You’ve probably read Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past, and how it’s upended old paradigms. But with the human past we probably have a better […]
Wolves out of Beringia!
Do Eurasian and North American wolves come from Beringia? That’s the conclusion of a new preprint, Modern wolves trace their origin to a late Pleistocene expansion from Beringia. The figure above is the main result, using ancient and modern mitochondrial genomes to construct a phylogeny. It’s not surprising that the ancient lineages are basal. Y […]
A map of charismatic canid genomic variation
The Pith: Wolves and coyotes exhibit geographic population structure. The red wolf may “only” be a coyote with a minor admixture of wolf, instead of a “real species.”
I like dogs. For various structural reasons I am not able to …