Although the first ancient DNA molecules were extracted more than three decades ago, the
first ancient nuclear genomes could only be characterized after high-throughput sequencing …

The domestication of animals led to a major shift in human subsistence patterns, from a
hunter–gatherer to a sedentary agricultural lifestyle, which ultimately resulted in the …

Despite the substantial role that chickens have played in human societies across the world,
both the geographic and temporal origins of their domestication remain controversial. To …

Though chickens are the most numerous and ubiquitous domestic bird, their origins, the
circumstances of their initial association with people, and the routes along which they …

The past several years have witnessed an explosion of successful ancient human genome-
sequencing projects, with genomic-scale ancient DNA data sets now available for more than …

In the 1950s the myxoma virus was released into European rabbit populations in Australia
and Europe, decimating populations and resulting in the rapid evolution of resistance. We …

Introduction Investigating the genetic footprints of historical temperature selection can get
insights to the local adaptation and feasible influences of climate change on long-term …

Recent decades have seen the rapid expansion of scholarship that identifies societal
responses to past climatic fluctuations. This fast-changing scholarship, which was recently …

Chicken is the most numerous among the domesticated livestock species. Across cultures,
religions, and societies, chicken is widely accepted with little or no taboo compared to other …

Dogs are the most phenotypically diverse mammalian species, and they possess more
known heritable disorders than any other non-human mammal. Efforts to catalog and …