7000 years of turnover: historical contingency and human niche construction shape the Caribbean's Anthropocene biota

ME Kemp, AM Mychajliw… - Proceedings of the …, 2020‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
The human-mediated movement of species across biogeographic boundaries—whether
intentional or accidental—is dramatically resha** the modern world. Yet humans have …

Changes in parrot diversity after human arrival to the Caribbean

JA Oswald, BT Smith, JM Allen, RP Guralnick… - Proceedings of the …, 2023‏ - pnas.org
Humans did not arrive on most of the world's islands until relatively recently, making islands
favorable places for disentangling the timing and magnitude of natural and anthropogenic …

Ancient DNA of Guinea Pigs (Cavia spp.) Indicates a Probable New Center of Domestication and Pathways of Global Distribution

E Lord, C Collins, S deFrance, MJ LeFebvre… - Scientific reports, 2020‏ - nature.com
Guinea pigs (Cavia spp.) have a long association with humans. From as early as 10,000
years ago they were a wild food source. Later, domesticated Cavia porcellus were dispersed …

A systematic review of agouti (Dasyproctidae: Dasyprocta) records from the pre‐1492 Lesser Antilles: New perspectives on an introduced commensal

S Rabinow, C Giovas - International Journal of …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The agouti (Dasyprocta sp.), a medium‐sized neotropical rodent, was introduced by
indigenous peoples to the Caribbean islands over a millennium ago and is recorded at …

Archaeobiogeography of extinct rice rats (Oryzomyini) in the Lesser Antilles during the Ceramic Age (500 BCE–1500 CE)

M Durocher, V Nicolas, S Perdikaris… - The …, 2021‏ - journals.sagepub.com
During the Ceramic Age (500 BCE–1500 CE), Lesser Antilles rice rats (Tribe Oryzomyini)
made up a significant portion of the diet of Caribbean islanders. Archaeological excavations …

Animal management and domestication in the realm of Ceramic Age farming

MJ LeFebvre, SD deFrance - The Archaeology of Caribbean and …, 2018‏ - taylorfrancis.com
During Caribbean pre-Columbian history, indigenous peoples practiced a variety of
subsistence strategies and food production techniques. In this chapter, we discuss the topic …

The beasts at large–perennial questions and new paradigms for Caribbean translocation research. Part II: mammalian introductions in cultural context

CM Giovas - Environmental Archaeology, 2019‏ - Taylor & Francis
Looking to clarify outstanding questions about human-animal dynamics in the pre-
Columbian Caribbean, archaeologists have recently renewed investigation into the …

Filling the gaps: The mitogenomes of Afrotropical egg-guarding frogs based on historical type material and a re-assessment of the nomenclatural status of Alexteroon …

R Ernst, C Kehlmaier, NL Baptista, PV Pinto… - Zoologischer …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Abstract The African reedfrog taxon Alexteroon consists of only three described species with
rather restricted geographical ranges. Although the assignment to a distinct genus is …

Genetic chronicle of the capybara: the complete mitochondrial genome of Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

IB da Silva, FB Menegídio, C Garcia, KF Kavalco… - Mammalian …, 2024‏ - Springer
The capybara, Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, is a rodent that inhabits the wetlands of South
America. Despite being widely distributed and having the nuclear genomes available, there …

Grenada's extinct rice rats (Oryzomyini): Zooarchaeological evidence for taxonomic diversity

BA Mistretta - Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Extinct species analyzed in zooarchaeological studies are often organized into broader
taxonomic categories due to their absence in comparative collections or limited taxonomic …