Ancient DNA suggests modern wolves trace their origin to a Late Pleistocene expansion from Beringia

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Ancient DNA suggests modern wolves trace their origin to a Late Pleistocene expansion from Beringia. / Loog, Liisa; Thalmann, Olaf; Sinding, Mikkel Holger S.; Schuenemann, Verena J.; Perri, Angela; Germonpré, Mietje; Bocherens, Hervé; Witt, Kelsey E.; Samaniego Castruita, Jose A.; Velasco, Marcela S.; Lundstrøm, Inge K.C.; Wales, Nathan; Sonet, Gontran; Frantz, Laurent; Schroeder, Hannes; Budd, Jane; Jimenez, Elodie Laure; Fedorov, Sergey; Gasparyan, Boris; Kandel, Andrew W.; Lázničková-Galetová, Martina; Napierala, Hannes; Uerpmann, Hans Peter; Nikolskiy, Pavel A.; Pavlova, Elena Y.; Pitulko, Vladimir V.; Herzig, Karl-Heinz; Malhi, Ripan S.; Willerslev, Eske; Hansen, Anders J.; Dobney, Keith; Gilbert, M. Thomas P.; Krause, Johannes; Larson, Greger; Eriksson, Anders; Manica, Andrea.

In: Molecular Ecology, Vol. 29, No. 9, 2020, p. 1596-1610.

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Loog, L, Thalmann, O, Sinding, MHS, Schuenemann, VJ, Perri, A, Germonpré, M, Bocherens, H, Witt, KE, Samaniego Castruita, JA, Velasco, MS, Lundstrøm, IKC, Wales, N, Sonet, G, Frantz, L, Schroeder, H, Budd, J, Jimenez, EL, Fedorov, S, Gasparyan, B, Kandel, AW, Lázničková-Galetová, M, Napierala, H, Uerpmann, HP, Nikolskiy, PA, Pavlova, EY, Pitulko, VV, Herzig, K-H, Malhi, RS, Willerslev, E, Hansen, AJ, Dobney, K, Gilbert, MTP, Krause, J, Larson, G, Eriksson, A & Manica, A 2020, 'Ancient DNA suggests modern wolves trace their origin to a Late Pleistocene expansion from Beringia', Molecular Ecology, vol. 29, no. 9, pp. 1596-1610. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15329

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Loog, L., Thalmann, O., Sinding, M. H. S., Schuenemann, V. J., Perri, A., Germonpré, M., Bocherens, H., Witt, K. E., Samaniego Castruita, J. A., Velasco, M. S., Lundstrøm, I. K. C., Wales, N., Sonet, G., Frantz, L., Schroeder, H., Budd, J., Jimenez, E. L., Fedorov, S., Gasparyan, B., ... Manica, A. (2020). Ancient DNA suggests modern wolves trace their origin to a Late Pleistocene expansion from Beringia. Molecular Ecology, 29(9), 1596-1610. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15329

Vancouver

Loog L, Thalmann O, Sinding MHS, Schuenemann VJ, Perri A, Germonpré M et al. Ancient DNA suggests modern wolves trace their origin to a Late Pleistocene expansion from Beringia. Molecular Ecology. 2020;29(9):1596-1610. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15329

Author

Loog, Liisa ; Thalmann, Olaf ; Sinding, Mikkel Holger S. ; Schuenemann, Verena J. ; Perri, Angela ; Germonpré, Mietje ; Bocherens, Hervé ; Witt, Kelsey E. ; Samaniego Castruita, Jose A. ; Velasco, Marcela S. ; Lundstrøm, Inge K.C. ; Wales, Nathan ; Sonet, Gontran ; Frantz, Laurent ; Schroeder, Hannes ; Budd, Jane ; Jimenez, Elodie Laure ; Fedorov, Sergey ; Gasparyan, Boris ; Kandel, Andrew W. ; Lázničková-Galetová, Martina ; Napierala, Hannes ; Uerpmann, Hans Peter ; Nikolskiy, Pavel A. ; Pavlova, Elena Y. ; Pitulko, Vladimir V. ; Herzig, Karl-Heinz ; Malhi, Ripan S. ; Willerslev, Eske ; Hansen, Anders J. ; Dobney, Keith ; Gilbert, M. Thomas P. ; Krause, Johannes ; Larson, Greger ; Eriksson, Anders ; Manica, Andrea. / Ancient DNA suggests modern wolves trace their origin to a Late Pleistocene expansion from Beringia. In: Molecular Ecology. 2020 ; Vol. 29, No. 9. pp. 1596-1610.

Bibtex

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title = "Ancient DNA suggests modern wolves trace their origin to a Late Pleistocene expansion from Beringia",
abstract = "Grey wolves (Canis lupus) are one of the few large terrestrial carnivores that have maintained a wide geographical distribution across the Northern Hemisphere throughout the Pleistocene and Holocene. Recent genetic studies have suggested that, despite this continuous presence, major demographic changes occurred in wolf populations between the Late Pleistocene and early Holocene, and that extant wolves trace their ancestry to a single Late Pleistocene population. Both the geographical origin of this ancestral population and how it became widespread remain unknown. Here, we used a spatially and temporally explicit modelling framework to analyse a data set of 90 modern and 45 ancient mitochondrial wolf genomes from across the Northern Hemisphere, spanning the last 50,000 years. Our results suggest that contemporary wolf populations trace their ancestry to an expansion from Beringia at the end of the Last Glacial Maximum, and that this process was most likely driven by Late Pleistocene ecological fluctuations that occurred across the Northern Hemisphere. This study provides direct ancient genetic evidence that long-range migration has played an important role in the population history of a large carnivore, and provides insight into how wolves survived the wave of megafaunal extinctions at the end of the last glaciation. Moreover, because Late Pleistocene grey wolves were the likely source from which all modern dogs trace their origins, the demographic history described in this study has fundamental implications for understanding the geographical origin of the dog.",
keywords = "ancient DNA, Approximate Bayesian Computation, coalescent modelling, megafauna, Pleistocene, population structure, population turnover, wolves",
author = "Liisa Loog and Olaf Thalmann and Sinding, {Mikkel Holger S.} and Schuenemann, {Verena J.} and Angela Perri and Mietje Germonpr{\'e} and Herv{\'e} Bocherens and Witt, {Kelsey E.} and {Samaniego Castruita}, {Jose A.} and Velasco, {Marcela S.} and Lundstr{\o}m, {Inge K.C.} and Nathan Wales and Gontran Sonet and Laurent Frantz and Hannes Schroeder and Jane Budd and Jimenez, {Elodie Laure} and Sergey Fedorov and Boris Gasparyan and Kandel, {Andrew W.} and Martina L{\'a}zni{\v c}kov{\'a}-Galetov{\'a} and Hannes Napierala and Uerpmann, {Hans Peter} and Nikolskiy, {Pavel A.} and Pavlova, {Elena Y.} and Pitulko, {Vladimir V.} and Karl-Heinz Herzig and Malhi, {Ripan S.} and Eske Willerslev and Hansen, {Anders J.} and Keith Dobney and Gilbert, {M. Thomas P.} and Johannes Krause and Greger Larson and Anders Eriksson and Andrea Manica",
year = "2020",
doi = "10.1111/mec.15329",
language = "English",
volume = "29",
pages = "1596--1610",
journal = "Molecular Ecology",
issn = "0962-1083",
publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell",
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RIS

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T1 - Ancient DNA suggests modern wolves trace their origin to a Late Pleistocene expansion from Beringia

AU - Loog, Liisa

AU - Thalmann, Olaf

AU - Sinding, Mikkel Holger S.

AU - Schuenemann, Verena J.

AU - Perri, Angela

AU - Germonpré, Mietje

AU - Bocherens, Hervé

AU - Witt, Kelsey E.

AU - Samaniego Castruita, Jose A.

AU - Velasco, Marcela S.

AU - Lundstrøm, Inge K.C.

AU - Wales, Nathan

AU - Sonet, Gontran

AU - Frantz, Laurent

AU - Schroeder, Hannes

AU - Budd, Jane

AU - Jimenez, Elodie Laure

AU - Fedorov, Sergey

AU - Gasparyan, Boris

AU - Kandel, Andrew W.

AU - Lázničková-Galetová, Martina

AU - Napierala, Hannes

AU - Uerpmann, Hans Peter

AU - Nikolskiy, Pavel A.

AU - Pavlova, Elena Y.

AU - Pitulko, Vladimir V.

AU - Herzig, Karl-Heinz

AU - Malhi, Ripan S.

AU - Willerslev, Eske

AU - Hansen, Anders J.

AU - Dobney, Keith

AU - Gilbert, M. Thomas P.

AU - Krause, Johannes

AU - Larson, Greger

AU - Eriksson, Anders

AU - Manica, Andrea

PY - 2020

Y1 - 2020

N2 - Grey wolves (Canis lupus) are one of the few large terrestrial carnivores that have maintained a wide geographical distribution across the Northern Hemisphere throughout the Pleistocene and Holocene. Recent genetic studies have suggested that, despite this continuous presence, major demographic changes occurred in wolf populations between the Late Pleistocene and early Holocene, and that extant wolves trace their ancestry to a single Late Pleistocene population. Both the geographical origin of this ancestral population and how it became widespread remain unknown. Here, we used a spatially and temporally explicit modelling framework to analyse a data set of 90 modern and 45 ancient mitochondrial wolf genomes from across the Northern Hemisphere, spanning the last 50,000 years. Our results suggest that contemporary wolf populations trace their ancestry to an expansion from Beringia at the end of the Last Glacial Maximum, and that this process was most likely driven by Late Pleistocene ecological fluctuations that occurred across the Northern Hemisphere. This study provides direct ancient genetic evidence that long-range migration has played an important role in the population history of a large carnivore, and provides insight into how wolves survived the wave of megafaunal extinctions at the end of the last glaciation. Moreover, because Late Pleistocene grey wolves were the likely source from which all modern dogs trace their origins, the demographic history described in this study has fundamental implications for understanding the geographical origin of the dog.

AB - Grey wolves (Canis lupus) are one of the few large terrestrial carnivores that have maintained a wide geographical distribution across the Northern Hemisphere throughout the Pleistocene and Holocene. Recent genetic studies have suggested that, despite this continuous presence, major demographic changes occurred in wolf populations between the Late Pleistocene and early Holocene, and that extant wolves trace their ancestry to a single Late Pleistocene population. Both the geographical origin of this ancestral population and how it became widespread remain unknown. Here, we used a spatially and temporally explicit modelling framework to analyse a data set of 90 modern and 45 ancient mitochondrial wolf genomes from across the Northern Hemisphere, spanning the last 50,000 years. Our results suggest that contemporary wolf populations trace their ancestry to an expansion from Beringia at the end of the Last Glacial Maximum, and that this process was most likely driven by Late Pleistocene ecological fluctuations that occurred across the Northern Hemisphere. This study provides direct ancient genetic evidence that long-range migration has played an important role in the population history of a large carnivore, and provides insight into how wolves survived the wave of megafaunal extinctions at the end of the last glaciation. Moreover, because Late Pleistocene grey wolves were the likely source from which all modern dogs trace their origins, the demographic history described in this study has fundamental implications for understanding the geographical origin of the dog.

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KW - Approximate Bayesian Computation

KW - coalescent modelling

KW - megafauna

KW - Pleistocene

KW - population structure

KW - population turnover

KW - wolves

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DO - 10.1111/mec.15329

M3 - Journal article

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SP - 1596

EP - 1610

JO - Molecular Ecology

JF - Molecular Ecology

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