Ancient mitochondrial DNA connects house mice in the British Isles to trade across Europe over three millennia

Ancient mitochondrial DNA connects house mice in the British Isles to trade across Europe over three millennia

Abstract Background The earliest records in Britain for the western European house mouse (Mus musculus domesticus) date from the Late Bronze Age. The arrival of this commensal species in Britain is thought to be related to human transport and trade with continental Europe. In order to study this arr...

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Main Authors: Oxala García-Rodríguez, Emilie A. Hardouin, Ellen Hambleton, Jonathan Monteith, Clare Randall, Martin B. Richards, Ceiridwen J. Edwards, John R. Stewart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:BMC Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
Ancient DNA
Phylogeography
Mitochondrial DNA
House mouse
Mus musculus
Britain
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-021-01746-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-021-01746-4

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