Limited historical admixture between European wildcats and domestic cats

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Limited historical admixture between European wildcats and domestic cats. / Jamieson, Alexandra; Carmagnini, Alberto; Howard-McCombe, Jo; Doherty, Sean; Hirons, Alexandra; Dimopoulos, Evangelos; Lin, Audrey T.; Allen, Richard; Anderson-Whymark, Hugo; Barnett, Ross; Batey, Colleen; Beglane, Fiona; Bowden, Will; Bratten, John; De Cupere, Bea; Drew, Ellie; Foley, Nicole M.; Fowler, Tom; Fox, Allison; Geigl, Eva-Maria; Gotfredsen, Anne Birgitte; Grange, Thierry; Griffiths, David; Groß, Daniel; Haruda, Ashleigh; Hjermind, Jesper; Knapp, Zoe; Lebrasseur, Ophélie; Librado, Pablo; Lyons, Leslie A.; Mainland, Ingrid; McDonnell, Christine; Muñoz-Fuentes, Violeta; Nowak, Carsten; O'Connor, Terry; Peters, Joris; Russo, Isa-Rita M.; Ryan, Hannah; Sheridan, Alison; Sinding, Mikkel-Holger S.; Skoglund, Pontus; Swali, Pooja; Symmons, Robert; Thomas, Gabor; Jensen, Theis Zetner Trolle; Kitchener, Andrew C.; Senn, Helen; Lawson, Daniel; Driscoll, Carlos; Murphy, William J.; Beaumont, Mark; Ottoni, Claudio; Sykes, Naomi; Larson, Greger; Frantz, Laurent.

In: Current Biology, Vol. 33, No. 21, 2023, p. 4751-4760.e14.

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Jamieson, A, Carmagnini, A, Howard-McCombe, J, Doherty, S, Hirons, A, Dimopoulos, E, Lin, AT, Allen, R, Anderson-Whymark, H, Barnett, R, Batey, C, Beglane, F, Bowden, W, Bratten, J, De Cupere, B, Drew, E, Foley, NM, Fowler, T, Fox, A, Geigl, E-M, Gotfredsen, AB, Grange, T, Griffiths, D, Groß, D, Haruda, A, Hjermind, J, Knapp, Z, Lebrasseur, O, Librado, P, Lyons, LA, Mainland, I, McDonnell, C, Muñoz-Fuentes, V, Nowak, C, O'Connor, T, Peters, J, Russo, I-RM, Ryan, H, Sheridan, A, Sinding, M-HS, Skoglund, P, Swali, P, Symmons, R, Thomas, G, Jensen, TZT, Kitchener, AC, Senn, H, Lawson, D, Driscoll, C, Murphy, WJ, Beaumont, M, Ottoni, C, Sykes, N, Larson, G & Frantz, L 2023, 'Limited historical admixture between European wildcats and domestic cats', Current Biology, vol. 33, no. 21, pp. 4751-4760.e14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.08.031

APA

Jamieson, A., Carmagnini, A., Howard-McCombe, J., Doherty, S., Hirons, A., Dimopoulos, E., Lin, A. T., Allen, R., Anderson-Whymark, H., Barnett, R., Batey, C., Beglane, F., Bowden, W., Bratten, J., De Cupere, B., Drew, E., Foley, N. M., Fowler, T., Fox, A., ... Frantz, L. (2023). Limited historical admixture between European wildcats and domestic cats. Current Biology, 33(21), 4751-4760.e14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.08.031

Vancouver

Jamieson A, Carmagnini A, Howard-McCombe J, Doherty S, Hirons A, Dimopoulos E et al. Limited historical admixture between European wildcats and domestic cats. Current Biology. 2023;33(21):4751-4760.e14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.08.031

Author

Jamieson, Alexandra ; Carmagnini, Alberto ; Howard-McCombe, Jo ; Doherty, Sean ; Hirons, Alexandra ; Dimopoulos, Evangelos ; Lin, Audrey T. ; Allen, Richard ; Anderson-Whymark, Hugo ; Barnett, Ross ; Batey, Colleen ; Beglane, Fiona ; Bowden, Will ; Bratten, John ; De Cupere, Bea ; Drew, Ellie ; Foley, Nicole M. ; Fowler, Tom ; Fox, Allison ; Geigl, Eva-Maria ; Gotfredsen, Anne Birgitte ; Grange, Thierry ; Griffiths, David ; Groß, Daniel ; Haruda, Ashleigh ; Hjermind, Jesper ; Knapp, Zoe ; Lebrasseur, Ophélie ; Librado, Pablo ; Lyons, Leslie A. ; Mainland, Ingrid ; McDonnell, Christine ; Muñoz-Fuentes, Violeta ; Nowak, Carsten ; O'Connor, Terry ; Peters, Joris ; Russo, Isa-Rita M. ; Ryan, Hannah ; Sheridan, Alison ; Sinding, Mikkel-Holger S. ; Skoglund, Pontus ; Swali, Pooja ; Symmons, Robert ; Thomas, Gabor ; Jensen, Theis Zetner Trolle ; Kitchener, Andrew C. ; Senn, Helen ; Lawson, Daniel ; Driscoll, Carlos ; Murphy, William J. ; Beaumont, Mark ; Ottoni, Claudio ; Sykes, Naomi ; Larson, Greger ; Frantz, Laurent. / Limited historical admixture between European wildcats and domestic cats. In: Current Biology. 2023 ; Vol. 33, No. 21. pp. 4751-4760.e14.

Bibtex

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title = "Limited historical admixture between European wildcats and domestic cats",

abstract = "Domestic cats were derived from the Near Eastern wildcat (Felis lybica), after which they dispersed with people into Europe. As they did so, it is possible that they interbred with the indigenous population of European wildcats (Felis silvestris). Gene flow between incoming domestic animals and closely related indigenous wild species has been previously demonstrated in other taxa, including pigs, sheep, goats, bees, chickens, and cattle. In the case of cats, a lack of nuclear, genome-wide data, particularly from Near Eastern wildcats, has made it difficult to either detect or quantify this possibility. To address these issues, we generated 75 ancient mitochondrial genomes, 14 ancient nuclear genomes, and 31 modern nuclear genomes from European and Near Eastern wildcats. Our results demonstrate that despite cohabitating for at least 2,000 years on the European mainland and in Britain, most modern domestic cats possessed less than 10% of their ancestry from European wildcats, and ancient European wildcats possessed little to no ancestry from domestic cats. The antiquity and strength of this reproductive isolation between introduced domestic cats and local wildcats was likely the result of behavioral and ecological differences. Intriguingly, this long-lasting reproductive isolation is currently being eroded in parts of the species{\textquoteright} distribution as a result of anthropogenic activities.",

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author = "Alexandra Jamieson and Alberto Carmagnini and Jo Howard-McCombe and Sean Doherty and Alexandra Hirons and Evangelos Dimopoulos and Lin, {Audrey T.} and Richard Allen and Hugo Anderson-Whymark and Ross Barnett and Colleen Batey and Fiona Beglane and Will Bowden and John Bratten and {De Cupere}, Bea and Ellie Drew and Foley, {Nicole M.} and Tom Fowler and Allison Fox and Eva-Maria Geigl and Gotfredsen, {Anne Birgitte} and Thierry Grange and David Griffiths and Daniel Gro{\ss} and Ashleigh Haruda and Jesper Hjermind and Zoe Knapp and Oph{\'e}lie Lebrasseur and Pablo Librado and Lyons, {Leslie A.} and Ingrid Mainland and Christine McDonnell and Violeta Mu{\~n}oz-Fuentes and Carsten Nowak and Terry O'Connor and Joris Peters and Russo, {Isa-Rita M.} and Hannah Ryan and Alison Sheridan and Sinding, {Mikkel-Holger S.} and Pontus Skoglund and Pooja Swali and Robert Symmons and Gabor Thomas and Jensen, {Theis Zetner Trolle} and Kitchener, {Andrew C.} and Helen Senn and Daniel Lawson and Carlos Driscoll and Murphy, {William J.} and Mark Beaumont and Claudio Ottoni and Naomi Sykes and Greger Larson and Laurent Frantz",

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AU - Jamieson, Alexandra

AU - Carmagnini, Alberto

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AU - Doherty, Sean

AU - Hirons, Alexandra

AU - Dimopoulos, Evangelos

AU - Lin, Audrey T.

AU - Allen, Richard

AU - Anderson-Whymark, Hugo

AU - Barnett, Ross

AU - Batey, Colleen

AU - Beglane, Fiona

AU - Bowden, Will

AU - Bratten, John

AU - De Cupere, Bea

AU - Drew, Ellie

AU - Foley, Nicole M.

AU - Fowler, Tom

AU - Fox, Allison

AU - Geigl, Eva-Maria

AU - Gotfredsen, Anne Birgitte

AU - Grange, Thierry

AU - Griffiths, David

AU - Groß, Daniel

AU - Haruda, Ashleigh

AU - Hjermind, Jesper

AU - Knapp, Zoe

AU - Lebrasseur, Ophélie

AU - Librado, Pablo

AU - Lyons, Leslie A.

AU - Mainland, Ingrid

AU - McDonnell, Christine

AU - Muñoz-Fuentes, Violeta

AU - Nowak, Carsten

AU - O'Connor, Terry

AU - Peters, Joris

AU - Russo, Isa-Rita M.

AU - Ryan, Hannah

AU - Sheridan, Alison

AU - Sinding, Mikkel-Holger S.

AU - Skoglund, Pontus

AU - Swali, Pooja

AU - Symmons, Robert

AU - Thomas, Gabor

AU - Jensen, Theis Zetner Trolle

AU - Kitchener, Andrew C.

AU - Senn, Helen

AU - Lawson, Daniel

AU - Driscoll, Carlos

AU - Murphy, William J.

AU - Beaumont, Mark

AU - Ottoni, Claudio

AU - Sykes, Naomi

AU - Larson, Greger

AU - Frantz, Laurent

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N2 - Domestic cats were derived from the Near Eastern wildcat (Felis lybica), after which they dispersed with people into Europe. As they did so, it is possible that they interbred with the indigenous population of European wildcats (Felis silvestris). Gene flow between incoming domestic animals and closely related indigenous wild species has been previously demonstrated in other taxa, including pigs, sheep, goats, bees, chickens, and cattle. In the case of cats, a lack of nuclear, genome-wide data, particularly from Near Eastern wildcats, has made it difficult to either detect or quantify this possibility. To address these issues, we generated 75 ancient mitochondrial genomes, 14 ancient nuclear genomes, and 31 modern nuclear genomes from European and Near Eastern wildcats. Our results demonstrate that despite cohabitating for at least 2,000 years on the European mainland and in Britain, most modern domestic cats possessed less than 10% of their ancestry from European wildcats, and ancient European wildcats possessed little to no ancestry from domestic cats. The antiquity and strength of this reproductive isolation between introduced domestic cats and local wildcats was likely the result of behavioral and ecological differences. Intriguingly, this long-lasting reproductive isolation is currently being eroded in parts of the species’ distribution as a result of anthropogenic activities.

AB - Domestic cats were derived from the Near Eastern wildcat (Felis lybica), after which they dispersed with people into Europe. As they did so, it is possible that they interbred with the indigenous population of European wildcats (Felis silvestris). Gene flow between incoming domestic animals and closely related indigenous wild species has been previously demonstrated in other taxa, including pigs, sheep, goats, bees, chickens, and cattle. In the case of cats, a lack of nuclear, genome-wide data, particularly from Near Eastern wildcats, has made it difficult to either detect or quantify this possibility. To address these issues, we generated 75 ancient mitochondrial genomes, 14 ancient nuclear genomes, and 31 modern nuclear genomes from European and Near Eastern wildcats. Our results demonstrate that despite cohabitating for at least 2,000 years on the European mainland and in Britain, most modern domestic cats possessed less than 10% of their ancestry from European wildcats, and ancient European wildcats possessed little to no ancestry from domestic cats. The antiquity and strength of this reproductive isolation between introduced domestic cats and local wildcats was likely the result of behavioral and ecological differences. Intriguingly, this long-lasting reproductive isolation is currently being eroded in parts of the species’ distribution as a result of anthropogenic activities.

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