A paradigm shift in our view of species drives current trends in biological classification

JM Padial, I De la Riva - Biological Reviews, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Discontent about changes in species classifications has grown in recent years. Many of
these changes are seen as arbitrary, stemming from unjustified conceptual and …

Hybridization in human evolution: Insights from other organisms

RR Ackermann, ML Arnold, MD Baiz… - … : Issues, News, and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
During the late Pleistocene, isolated lineages of hominins exchanged genes thus
influencing genomic variation in humans in both the past and present. However, the …

[КНИГА][B] Species concepts in biology

FE Zachos - 2016 - Springer
The species problem has triggered the publication of an almost infinite number of theoretical
and practical studies, including quite a number of books. I should, therefore, perhaps briefly …

Genomic signatures of extensive inbreeding in Isle Royale wolves, a population on the threshold of extinction

JA Robinson, J Räikkönen, LM Vucetich… - Science …, 2019 - science.org
The observation that small isolated populations often suffer reduced fitness from inbreeding
depression has guided conservation theory and practice for decades. However …

Out of southern East Asia: the natural history of domestic dogs across the world

GD Wang, W Zhai, HC Yang, LU Wang, LI Zhong… - Cell research, 2016 - nature.com
The origin and evolution of the domestic dog remains a controversial question for the
scientific community, with basic aspects such as the place and date of origin, and the …

Comparative genomics uncovers the evolutionary history, demography, and molecular adaptations of South American canids

DE Chavez, I Gronau, T Hains… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
The remarkable radiation of South American (SA) canids produced 10 extant species
distributed across diverse habitats, including disparate forms such as the short-legged …

Whole-genome sequence analysis shows that two endemic species of North American wolf are admixtures of the coyote and gray wolf

BM vonHoldt, JA Cahill, Z Fan, I Gronau… - Science …, 2016 - science.org
Protection of populations comprising admixed genomes is a challenge under the
Endangered Species Act (ESA), which is regarded as the most powerful species protection …

A comprehensive genomic history of extinct and living elephants

E Palkopoulou, M Lipson, S Mallick… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Elephantids are the world's most iconic megafaunal family, yet there is no comprehensive
genomic assessment of their relationships. We report a total of 14 genomes, including 2 from …

Worldwide patterns of genomic variation and admixture in gray wolves

Z Fan, P Silva, I Gronau, S Wang, AS Armero… - Genome …, 2016 - genome.cshlp.org
The gray wolf (Canis lupus) is a widely distributed top predator and ancestor of the domestic
dog. To address questions about wolf relationships to each other and dogs, we assembled …

Dire wolves were the last of an ancient New World canid lineage

AR Perri, KJ Mitchell, A Mouton, S Álvarez-Carretero… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Dire wolves are considered to be one of the most common and widespread large carnivores
in Pleistocene America, yet relatively little is known about their evolution or extinction. Here …