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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Beringia as an Ice Age genetic museum |
Author: | Shapiro, B. Cooper, A. |
Citation: | Quaternary Research, 2003; 60(1):94-100 |
Publisher: | Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science |
Issue Date: | 2003 |
ISSN: | 0033-5894 1096-0287 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Beth Shapiro and Alan Cooper |
Abstract: | Thousands of Late Pleistocene remains are found in sites throughout Beringia. These specimens comprise an Ice Age genetic museum, and the DNA contained within them provide a means to observe evolutionary processes within populations over geologically significant time scales. Phylogenetic analyses can identify the taxonomic positions of extinct species and provide estimates of speciation dates. Geographic and temporal divisions apparent in the genetic data can be related to ecological change, human impacts, and possible landscape mosaics in Beringia. The application of ancient DNA techniques to traditional paleontological studies provides a new perspective to long-standing questions regarding the paleoenvironment and diversity of Late Pleistocene Beringia. |
Keywords: | Ancient DNA Beringia Permafrost Pleistocene Phylogenetics |
Description: | Copyright © 2003 University of Washington. Published by Elsevier Science (USA). |
DOI: | 10.1016/S0033-5894(03)00009-7 |
Description (link): | http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/622937/description#description |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0033-5894(03)00009-7 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest Earth and Environmental Sciences publications Environment Institute Leaders publications |
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