Michael Vincent Westbury

Michael Vincent Westbury

Assistant Professor

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    1. 2017
    2. Published

      Evolutionary history of Saber-toothed cats based on ancient mitogenomics

      Paijmans, J. L. A., Barnett, R., Gilbert, M Thomas P, Zepeda Mendoza, M. L., Reumer, J. W. F., de Vos, J., Zazula, G., Nagel, D., Baryshnikov, G. F., Leonard, J. A., Rohland, N., Westbury, Michael Vincent, Barlow, A. & Hofreiter, M., 6 Nov 2017, In: Current Biology. 27, 21, p. 3330-3336 7 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    3. 2018
    4. Published

      Ancient DNA from Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) of South-Western China Reveals Genetic Diversity Loss during the Holocene

      Sheng, G., Barlow, A., Cooper, A., Hou, X., Ji, X., Jablonski, N. G., Zhong, B., Liu, H., Flynn, L. J., Yuan, J., Wang, L., Basler, N., Westbury, Michael Vincent, Hofreiter, M. & Lai, X., 2018, In: Genes. 9, 4, 16 p., 198.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    5. Published

      The complete mitochondrial genome of the common vole, Microtus arvalis (Rodentia: Arvicolinae)

      Folkertsma, R., Westbury, Michael Vincent, Eccard, J. A. & Hofreiter, M., 2018, In: Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources. 3, 1, p. 446-447 2 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    6. 2019
    7. Published

      Aardwolf population diversity and phylogenetic positioning inferred using complete mitochondrial genomes

      Westbury, Michael Vincent, Westbury, Binia De Cahsan, Dalerum, F., Noren, K. & Hofreiter, M., 2019, In: African Journal of Wildlife Research. 49, 1, p. 27-33 7 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    8. Published

      Genomic analyses reveal an absence of contemporary introgressive admixture between fin whales and blue whales, despite known hybrids

      Westbury, Michael Vincent, Petersen, Bent & Lorenzen, Eline, 2019, In: PLoS ONE. 14, 9, 13 p., e0222004.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    9. Published

      Narwhal Genome Reveals Long-Term Low Genetic Diversity despite Current Large Abundance Size

      Westbury, Michael Vincent, Petersen, Bent, Garde, E., Heide-Jørgensen, M. P. & Lorenzen, Eline, 2019, In: iScience. 15, p. 592-599

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    10. Paleogenome Reveals Genetic Contribution of Extinct Giant Panda to Extant Populations

      Sheng, G., Basler, N., Ji, X., Paijmans, J. L. A., Alberti, F., Preick, M., Hartmann, S., Westbury, Michael Vincent, Yuan, J., Jablonski, N. G., Xenikoudakis, G., Hou, X., Xiao, B., Liu, J., Hofreiter, M., Lai, X. & Barlow, A., 2019, In: Current Biology. 29, 10, p. 1695-1700

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    11. 2020
    12. Published

      Analyses of key genes involved in Arctic adaptation in polar bears suggest selection on both standing variation and de novo mutations played an important role

      Samaniego Castruita, J. A., Westbury, Michael Vincent & Lorenzen, Eline, 2020, In: BMC Genomics. 21, 1, 8 p., 543.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    13. Published

      Complete mitochondrial genomes offer insights into the evolutionary relationships and comparative genetic diversity of New Zealand's iconic kiwi (Apteryx spp.)

      Westbury, Binia De Cahsan & Westbury, Michael Vincent, 2020, In: New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 47, 4, p. 291-299 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    14. Published

      Genomic Adaptations and Evolutionary History of the Extinct Scimitar-Toothed Cat, Homotherium latidens

      Barnett, R., Westbury, M. V., Sandoval-Velasco, M., Vieira, F. G., Jeon, S., Zazula, G., Martin, M. D., Ho, S. Y. W., Mather, N., Gopalakrishnan, S., Ramos-Madrigal, J., de Manuel, M., Zepeda-Mendoza, M. L., Antunes, A., Baez, A. C., De Cahsan, B., Larson, G., O’Brien, S. J., Eizirik, E., Johnson, W. E. & 11 others, Koepfli, K., Wilting, A., Fickel, J., Dalén, L., Lorenzen, Eline, Marques-Bonet, T., Hansen, Anders Johannes, KU, thw266, Bhak, J., Yamaguchi, N. & Gilbert, M Thomas P, 2020, In: Current Biology. 30, p. 5018-5025

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    15. Published

      Hyena paleogenomes reveal a complex evolutionary history of cross-continental gene flow between spotted and cave hyena

      Westbury, Michael Vincent, Hartmann, S., Barlow, A., Preick, M., Ridush, B., Nagel, D., Rathgeber, T., Ziegler, R., Baryshnikov, G., Sheng, G., Ludwig, A., Wiesel, I., Dalen, L., Bibi, F., Werdelin, L., Heller, Rasmus & Hofreiter, M., 2020, In: Science Advances. 6, 11, 11 p., eaay0456.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    16. Published

      Palaeoproteomic analysis of Pleistocene cave hyenas from east Asia

      Rao, H., Yang, Y., Liu, J., Westbury, Michael Vincent, Zhang, C. & Shao, Q., 2020, In: Scientific Reports. 10, 1, p. 1-12 12 p., 16674.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    17. Published

      Ecological specialisation and evolutionary reticulation in extant Hyaenidae

      Westbury, Michael Vincent, Duc, D. L., Duchêne, D. A., Krishnan, A., Prost, S., Rutschmann, S., Grau, J. H., Dalen, L., Weyrich, A., Norén, K., Werdelin, L., Dalerum, F., Schöneberg, T. & Hofreiter, M., 14 Oct 2020

      Research output: Other contributionResearch

    18. 2021
    19. Published

      A genomic exploration of the early evolution of extant cats and their sabre-toothed relatives: [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

      Westbury, Michael Vincent, Barnett, R., Sandoval-Velasco, Marcela, Gower, Graham, Vieira, Filipe Garrett, de Manuel, M., Hansen, Anders Johannes, Yamaguchi, N., Werdelin, L., Marques-Bonet, T., Gilbert, M Thomas P & Lorenzen, Eline, 2021, In: Open Research Europe. 1, 16 p., 25.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    20. Published

      A genomic exploration of the early evolution of extant cats and their sabre-toothed relatives: [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

      Westbury, Michael Vincent, Barnett, R., Sandoval-Velasco, Marcela, Gower, Graham, Vieira, Filipe Garrett, de Manuel, M., Hansen, Anders Johannes, Yamaguchi, N., Werdelin, L., Marques-Bonet, T., Gilbert, M Thomas P & Lorenzen, Eline, 2021, In: Open Research Europe. 1, 15 p., 25.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    21. Published

      A sliver of the past: The decimation of the genetic diversity of the Mexican wolf

      Taron, U. H., Salado, I., Escobar-Rodríguez, M., Westbury, Michael Vincent, Butschkau, S., Paijmans, J. L. A., vonHoldt, B. M., Hofreiter, M. & Leonard, J. A., 2021, In: Molecular Ecology. 30, 23, p. 6340-6354 15 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    22. Published

      Ancient DNA reveals the lost domestication history of south american camelids in Northern Chile and across the andes

      Díaz-Maroto, P., Rey de la Iglesia, Alba, Cartajena, I., Núñez, L., Westbury, Michael Vincent, Varas, V., Moraga, M., Campos, P. F., Orozco-terWenge, P., Marín, J. C. & Hansen, Anders Johannes, 2021, In: eLife. 10, e63390.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    23. Published

      Ancient and modern genomes unravel the evolutionary history of the rhinoceros family

      Liu, S., Westbury, M. V., Dussex, N., Mitchell, K. J., Sinding, M. H. S., Heintzman, P. D., Duchêne, D. A., Kapp, J. D., von Seth, J., Heiniger, H., Sánchez-Barreiro, F., Margaryan, A., André-Olsen, R., De Cahsan, B., Meng, G., Yang, C., Chen, L., van der Valk, T., Moodley, Y., Rookmaaker, K. & 19 others, Bruford, M. W., Ryder, O., Steiner, C., Sonsbeek, L. G. R. B., Vartanyan, S., Guo, C., Cooper, A., Kosintsev, P., Kirillova, I., Lister, A. M., Marques-Bonet, T., Gopalakrishnan, Shyam, Dunn, Rob, Lorenzen, Eline, Shapiro, B., KU, thw266, Antoine, P. O., Dalén, L. & Gilbert, M Thomas P, 2021, In: Cell. 184, 19, p. 4874-4885.e16

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    24. Published

      Ancient mitochondrial genomes from Chinese cave hyenas provide insights into the evolutionary history of the genus Crocuta

      Hu, J., Westbury, Michael Vincent, Yuan, J., Zhang, Z., Chen, S., Xiao, B., Hou, X., Ji, H., Lai, X., Hofreiter, M. & Sheng, G., 2021, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 288, 1943, 9 p., 20202934.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    25. Published

      Complete mitochondrial genome of the giant root-rat (Tachyoryctes macrocephalus)

      Reuber, V. M., Rey de la Iglesia, Alba, Westbury, Michael Vincent, Cabrera, Andrea A., Farwig, N., Skovrind, Mikkel, Sumbera, R., Wube, T., Opgenoorth, L., Schabo, D. G. & Lorenzen, Eline, 2021, In: Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources. 6, 8, p. 2191-2193 3 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    26. Published

      Diversity and Paleodemography of the Addax (Addax nasomaculatus), a Saharan Antelope on the Verge of Extinction

      Hempel, E., Westbury, Michael Vincent, Grau, J. H., Trinks, A., Paijmans, J. L. A., Kliver, S., Barlow, A., Mayer, F., Müller, J., Chen, L., Koepfli, K., Hofreiter, M. & Bibi, F., 2021, In: Genes. 12, 8, 24 p., 1236.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    27. Published

      Ecological Specialization and Evolutionary Reticulation in Extant Hyaenidae

      Westbury, Michael Vincent, Le Duc, D., Duchene, David, Krishnan, A., Prost, S., Rutschmann, S., Grau, J. H., Dalén, L., Weyrich, A., Norén, K., Werdelin, L., Dalerum, F., Schöneberg, T. & Hofreiter, M., 2021, In: Molecular Biology and Evolution. 38, 9, p. 3884-3897 14 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    28. Published

      Genomic consequences of human-mediated translocations in margin populations of an endangered amphibian

      Westbury, Binia De Cahsan, Westbury, Michael Vincent, Paraskevopoulou, S., Drews, H., Ott, M., Gollmann, G. & Tiedemann, R., 2021, In: Evolutionary Applications. 14, p. 1623-1634

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    29. Published

      Historical population declines prompted significant genomic erosion in the northern and southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum)

      Sánchez-Barreiro, F., Gopalakrishnan, Shyam, Ramos Madrigal, Jazmin, Westbury, Michael Vincent, de Manuel, M., Margaryan, Ashot, Ciucani, M. M., Vieira, Filipe Garrett, Patramanis, Ioannis, Kalthoff, D. C., Timmons, Z., Sicheritz-Pontén, Thomas, Dalén, L., Ryder, O. A., KU, thw266, Marques-Bonet, T., Moodley, Y. & Gilbert, M Thomas P, 2021, In: Molecular Ecology. 30, 23, p. 6355-6369 15 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    30. Published

      Identifying the true number of specimens of the extinct blue antelope (Hippotragus leucophaeus)

      Hempel, E., Bibi, F., Faith, J. T., Brink, J. S., Kalthoff, D. C., Kamminga, P., Paijmans, J. L. A., Westbury, Michael Vincent, Hofreiter, M. & Zachos, F. E., 2021, In: Scientific Reports. 11, 1, 14 p., 2100.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

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