TY - JOUR
T1 - Worldwide Phylogeography of Wild Boar Reveals Multiple Centers of Pig Domestication
AU - Larson, Greger
AU - Dobney, Keith
AU - Albarella, Umberto
AU - Fang, Meiying
AU - Matisoo-Smith, Elizabeth
AU - Robins, Judith
AU - Lowden, Stewart
AU - Finlayson, Heather
AU - Brand, Tina Blumensaadt
AU - Willerslev, Eske
AU - Rowley-Conwy, Peter
AU - Andersson, Leif
AU - Cooper, Alan
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequences from 686 wild and domestic pig specimens place the origin of wild boar in island Southeast Asia (ISEA), where they dispersed across Eurasia. Previous morphological and genetic evidence suggested pig domestication took place in a limited number of locations (principally the Near East and Far East). In contrast, new genetic data reveal multiple centers of domestication across Eurasia and that European, rather than Near Eastern, wild boar are the principal source of modern European domestic pigs.
AB - Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequences from 686 wild and domestic pig specimens place the origin of wild boar in island Southeast Asia (ISEA), where they dispersed across Eurasia. Previous morphological and genetic evidence suggested pig domestication took place in a limited number of locations (principally the Near East and Far East). In contrast, new genetic data reveal multiple centers of domestication across Eurasia and that European, rather than Near Eastern, wild boar are the principal source of modern European domestic pigs.
U2 - 10.1126/science.1106927
DO - 10.1126/science.1106927
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 15761152
SN - 0036-8075
VL - 307
SP - 1618
EP - 1621
JO - Science
JF - Science
IS - 5715
ER -