Molecular genetic evidence for the place of origin of the Pacific rat, Rattus exulans.

Molecular genetic evidence for the place of origin of the Pacific rat, Rattus exulans.

Commensal plants and animals have long been used to track human migrations, with Rattus exulans (the Pacific rat) a common organism for reconstructing Polynesian dispersal in the Pacific. However, with no knowledge of the homeland of R. exulans, the place of origin of this human-commensal relationsh...

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Main Authors: Vicki Thomson, Ken P Aplin, Alan Cooper, Susan Hisheh, Hitoshi Suzuki, Ibnu Maryanto, Grace Yap, Stephen C Donnellan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24637896/pdf/?tool=EBI

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