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Combining Population Genomics With Ancient DNA to Understand Island Colonisation History of the Madagascar Turtle Dove.
Molecular ecology - 1 Mar 2026
Dwivedi Nisha, Heighton Sean P, Laso-Jadart Romuald, Verry Alexander J F, Nieto-Heredia Alba, Lesturgie Pierre, Khost Danielle E, Bohec Mylène, Sackton Timothy B, Chikhi Lounes, Orlando Ludovic, Hume Julian P, Achaz Guillaume, Thèves Catherine, Mona Stefano, Warren Ben H
Abstract excerpt
The Mascarene archipelago (Mauritius, Reunion and Rodrigues), characterised by first human arrival being recent, offers a unique setting to study species colonisation on a recent timescale, and contribution of past human interventions. Here we use a combination of modern and ancient DNA data as a case study to investigate the colonisation history of a species of concern in relation to conservation programmes-the...
Topics
- Animals
- DNA, Ancient
- Genetics, Population
- Madagascar
- Genetic Variation
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Islands
- Models, Genetic
- Mauritius
- Population Density