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Complex population structure in African village dogs and its implications for inferring dog domestication history.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 18 Aug 2009
Boyko Adam R, Boyko Ryan H, Boyko Corin M, Parker Heidi G, Castelhano Marta, Corey Liz, Degenhardt Jeremiah D, Auton Adam, Hedimbi Marius, Kityo Robert, Ostrander Elaine A, Schoenebeck Jeffrey, Todhunter Rory J, Jones Paul, Bustamante Carlos D
Abstract excerpt
High genetic diversity of East Asian village dogs has recently been used to argue for an East Asian origin of the domestic dog. However, global village dog genetic diversity and the extent to which semiferal village dogs represent distinct, indigenous populations instead of admixtures of various dog breeds has not been quantified. Understanding these issues is critical to properly reconstructing the timing,...
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